[simpits-tech] rotary encoder

[Mike Brogley]

Isn't this what led to the use of optical encoders? Or do they skip too?

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Mike
RickInNoCal at aol.com wrote:

> Sorry, but I have to differ.
>
> I even stuck one on a 'scope to check, and at higher turn speeds, the 
> switch simply doesn't 'make' on every click - the same mechanism that 
> makes the spring skip the 'wrong' contact results in the spring 
> skipping the 'right' contact if it's moving too fast.
>
> Richard
>
>> On Friday 06 February 2004 00:04, RickInNoCal at aol.com wrote:
>> >If you can, though - try to get your hands on a sample before buying a
>> >bunch - a lot of the people who got them here were dissatisfied with the
>> >feel and the need to turn them fairly slowly so as not to make them
>> >"missfire".
>>
>> In a message dated 2/5/04 4:23:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
>> mail at prbox.com writes:
>> Misfire? Unless they are a _really_ bad switch unit the switch won't 
>> misfire,
>> just that the controller reading the switch is too slow in reading the
>> outputs from the switch.
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