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Re: pic: Off-Season Kicker Design

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Originally Posted by apalrd View Post
I would actually recommend a pot over an encoder because it's position is absolute instead of relative.
Not all encoders are relative. There's an absolute encoder in the 2010 KoP:

http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/e...5030-Downloads


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Originally Posted by apalrd View Post
The key is to isolate the pot from the shaft.
Why is that the key? Did you try it both ways and it failed when directly connected and worked when chain-driven?

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