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Re: pic: Encoders and AndyMarks, 341 Style
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Originally Posted by OZ_341 View Post
Just as a side note this system worked very well, so we did it again on our 2006 machine. We used the encoder data for automatic shifting and for steering adjustment.

Just wanted everyone to know that they were looking at a configuration that works.

Thanks!

Al Ostrow
Al -

I jsut want to check to be sure I am understanding the photo. It looks like the sensor is mounted on a tab attached to the top of the shifting gearbox, and the tab is angled so that the teeth of the gear mounted on the encoder mesh with the driven gear at an angle (i.e. the gears do not mesh across the full face width, but only at the corner of the driven gear). Is that correct? That also appears to be one of the Greyhill encoders. What is the rotational resolution of the encoder you used?

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