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Re: Mounting encoders?
There are two mounting holes in the KOP transmission. You can identify them as they are countersunk on the outside of the plate and just happen to match the holes in the gear tooth sensors.
You will need to adjust the position of the CIM by rotating it about 10-15 degrees. You will notice that there are holes already drilled that make it easier for you to do this.
Then as you put the gearbox together, make sure the first stage gear (the first big gear) goes on the shaft closest to the sensor... the sensor should be about 3 mm from the gear. You will notice there is even a small hole to allow your wires to exit.
Don't forget to electrically isolate your sensor by using nylon washers to move the board up and off the gearbox.
As for hooking up the sensor, you need to solder a +12 v line into one of the inputs (check the wiring diagrams)... and then you need to get your software working right to sense it.
It DOES work... in fact once you get it all working it seems rather elegant. The only catch so far is that as far as I know, the RC is not quick enough to determine the difference between the clockwise and counter-clockwise pulses reliably.
Good luck,
Jason
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