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Re: Using Shaft Encoders

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Originally Posted by tbmantia
Does anyone have a picture of how these are physically tied in with the motors? I want to show the team how it worked for others-directly off a drive shaft, using chains or belts, etc.
I uploaded a photo of our encoder mount to the 2004 robot gallery.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...gle&picid=9080

The red encoder has the large white gear mounted on it's shaft and the two are mounted by a simple bracket to the robot base. The large white gear is driven by the small white gear mounted on the shaft itself.
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