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Re: Which sensors should be used throughout the robot?

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Originally Posted by thatprogrammer View Post
From what I've seen, most teams just mount these by drilling a quarter inch hole and putting them in. How does the shaft still spin with the axle if the hole is a larger diameter than it is?
So the input shaft of the encoder is 1/4 inch. So its press fit in. Then teams zip tie the wires down, which stops the housing from spinning.
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