<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/16/04 3:59:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, falcon4@sbcglobal.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">What are the advantages of rotary encoders and why would I want one?<BR>
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Virtually any knob in your pit that you turn to make adjustments (as opposed to a potentiometer that you would turn to adjust volume or brightness) such as a radio tuner, HDG or OBS knobs, the Kohlsman knob on the altimeter, the course, speed and altitude setting knobs on the autopilot, transponder code selector, etc etc etc would all be rotary encoders. <BR>
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There are alternatives such as Knitter switches, but as a general rule, anything you want to be able to 'dial in' needs to use a rotary encoder.<BR>
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Richard </FONT></HTML>