[Kahn!]

I never did get one of our encoders working. I had several of our mentors check the wiring and setup and no one could explain it.

Current is passing through the wires, says the voltmeter. It has power, says the red light on the encoder. The disk and base are an appropriate distance away from each other, because the cap is on (though one of the disks was noticeably scratched the other was still unsuccessful).

I've accepted that I can't expect to have them working by the end of build season. Is my next step to see if a brand new set have the same issues?