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Re: Integrating Encoder Into Gearbox
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Originally Posted by asid61
Some teams have used surgical tubing for a connection between shaft and encoder, but personally we've experienced lots of slippage both in absolute and incremental situations. That being said, it definitely helped avoid breakage due to the flexible coupling.
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Really? We use surgical tubing that really has to be stretched to fit on the shafts, and secure it with zipties. It's rather difficult to get it to slip even if you're trying to do so, and there's very little loading on the encoder shaft.
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