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Re: Gear Tooth Sensor

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Originally Posted by Bomberofdoom View Post
From what I understood from our mentor, the GTS has 4 holes to insert 4 certain screws that are supposed to "tick" with the gear teeth.
You understand incorrectly. Have you ever seen the GTS board? Please find it and get familiar with it. Many of your questions can be answered by simply looking at it.

The GTS board has two holes. Those holes are just for mounting the board in place. The actual sensor part is a black block at the edge of the board. Its face should be placed a millimeter or so from the teeth of a rotating steel gear. Nothing on the board touches the gear. It senses the passage of teeth by detecting changes in the magnetic field around the sensor.