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Problems with Encoder Counting

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12-02-2007, 18:25

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Problems with Encoder Counting

We have a 56mm banebots encoder and it count the revolutions fine.But sometimes it misreads the direction.Its not mounted on a drive motor so it won't spin too fast.Any ideas or suggestions?the problem seems to be at its worst at low speeds

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