View Single Post
  #17   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 06-03-2015, 02:30
Dunngeon Dunngeon is offline
Pumped
AKA: Ryan
FRC #0973 (Greybots)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Posts: 299
Dunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond reputeDunngeon has a reputation beyond repute
Re: The Best Encoders for Drivetrain

Quote:
Originally Posted by Munchskull View Post
Question for the people using grey hill encoders. Why don't you use a more structurely sound mounting method or an encoder that let's a shaft in to it?
Because the ball bearings in the 63r give enough support to cantilever the remainder of the encoder in space. As far as I've seen, this method of mounting is the simplest, and consumes the least amount of weight.

Obviously you wouldn't do this on a machine seeing 100's ( or even 10's) of hours of run time because it wouldn't be sufficient. On FRC bots, it's acceptable.
__________________
(2015-?): 973
(2012-2015): 955