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Originally Posted by Pault
Step 1: Drill a 1/4in hole 3/4in deep into the center of the output shaft
Step 2: Use a hacksaw to cut down the center of the shaft to the same depth as the hole.
Step 3: Assemble VersaPlanetary and mount onto robot.
Step 3: Put a 1/2in hex shaft collar around the end of the shaft.
Step 4: Cut a piece of thin polycarb and drill a 3/8in hole near one end.
Step 5: Use a nut to screw an incremental encoder, absolute encoder, single turn potentiometer*, or 10 turn potentiometer into the hole in the polycarb.
Step 6: Insert shaft of sensor into hole in the output shaft.
Step 7: Tighten shaft collar.
Step 8: Attach the loose end of the polycarb to any nearby piece of the robot. |
Step 1: Assemble VersaPlanetary with "VersaEncoder Stage" and mount on robot.
Done.
This also has the benefit of not requiring a male style encoder as in your method. The downside is, I imagine you would be stuck with whatever kind of encoder Vex wanted to use.