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Re: Quadrature encoders

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Originally Posted by Texan
If you can do them, quadrature encoders are great. However, you often don't need to do them if you just read the direction that the motor is supposedly turning. Just a suggestion.
We tried this on this years robot, and after hours of debugging realized that it's not always reliable - if the motor suddenly reverses direction, mechanical lash will throw off your readings.