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

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
1) There's no reason why an incremental encoder cannot be used in a slow-spinning application.

2) Properly designed and implemented, surgical-tubing shaft couplers can successfully be used in some high-speed applications.


True. I'm sorry, I phrased my statement wrong, because I am used to fast-spinning incrementals on drivetrains.

I totally agree with #2. I'm saying that's a better application for it, although apparently that's not the case due to the negligible resistance of the encoder.