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Re: S4 and MAE3 encoders..,. What?

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Originally Posted by matthewdenny View Post
I've been looking at the S4 and the MAE3 encoders from US digital and I have no idea how that thing should be placed in the robot. How does it physically connect to anything? Where do you put them? Am I being dumb?
The S4 is panel mounted, meaning that you insert the threaded boss through a hole, and secure with the included nut. From there, you can link the shaft to your robot through any number of means, including a shaft collar, surgical tubing link, or simply pressing or gluing it in a hole in your shaft. If you've been using the E4P encoders before, you won't be able to directly drop in an S4, but rigging something up shouldn't be too tricky.
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