Opitcal Encoders

[Ivan Helmrich]

You might want to consider these at US Digital.

http://usdigital.com/products/encode...tary/shaft/s4/

If you go with these, I think there is a connector assembly that you might want to purchase as well.

Or, try these. The price is right, not ball bearing but if you are using them at wheel speed, they'll last as long as needed.

http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp?Pag...D&ProdID=12916

Here's the link to a CD discussion.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...cheap+encoders

Good luck.

[Ivan Helmrich]

Forgot the last link.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...cheap+encoders

[RyanCahoon]

More info on absolute encoders in this thread.

--Ryan

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Ivan Helmrich

You might want to consider these at US Digital.

http://usdigital.com/products/encode...tary/shaft/s4/

If you go with these, I think there is a connector assembly that you might want to purchase as well.

We are very happy with the US Digital S4 encoders (so far). Due to a poor design (initially), we bent the shafts of two of them. They continued to function fine (although with some more friction). Compared to other encoders that we've used that have stopped working if we looked at them wrong, we're very happy. They are very compact and fit in places where other encoders wouldn't have.

I do strongly recommend getting a cable assembly, CA-MIC4-SH-NC.