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Re: Rotation Sensors

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Originally Posted by brennerator View Post
Hi,

We're currently trying to get our potentiometers working and programmed, but if they don't work we'd like to have a back-up plan. Can any team recommend rotation sensors that they have used in the past?
Pots are actually the easy and reliable technique.

Shaft encoders are the alternative, but are more troublesome to specify and code.