We’re running a mix of old and new encoders on our bot this year. I recently noticed that two of our encoders were reading significantly lower than the other two, but were reliable (and matched with each other), suggesting that it’s not a failure.
Did kit encoders ever had a ticks/revolution value not equal to 360? I didn’t have the opportunity to check counts/rev for each wheel before bagging… I don’t know if I’ll have time at regionals to verify, but I want to be ready to re-tune our drivetrain code if this is the case (and come prepared with the correct ticks/rev count per wheel).
In the past (2010 or before), US Digital supplied 250 CPR encoders, because we had some lying around last year that were 250 CPR. Last years’, and those offered in FIRST Choice this year, are 360 CPR. I believe CPR is solely a property of the hub disks, so you should be able to swap out the disks without having to unmount your encoder.
We have used E4P encoders with 250 and 360 counts per revolution. I believe both types were provided along with AndyMark gearboxes in the Kit of Parts in various years, but I don’t have definitive documentation to that effect.