encoder for cam-driven kicker?

[Manoel]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

What about a simple limit switch? We have a cam-driven spring kicker. It is programmed so that when the trigger is pulled, the limit switch is ignored and the cam motors are run until the limit switch deactivates and then reactivates. It works great for us.

Yes, that would work as well and would probably better for this application. I'm a bit biased because in our kicker, three limit switches would actually be more complex than the magnetic sensor.

We do have the exact same setup as yours to release the kicker's dog gear.