>Do you have a source for those shaft encoders that are $19.00 each?
>The cheapest I have found is from US Digital
Same place but they're limited to 300 CPR;
http://www.usdigital.com/products/e4p/--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@y...> wrote:
> Do you have a source for those shaft encoders that are $19.00 each?
>
> The cheapest I have found is from US Digital and they are around
> $35.00 or so.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
>
> > A new shaft encoder can be had for $19.00 these days. Adding
> > a "second shaft" to any surplus DC motor is a piece of cake if you
> > have access to and know how to use a mini-lathe...Or buy a surplus
> > motor with encoder. H-bridge ICs are around $5.00, microcontroller
> > around $3.00...Here's what's missing....Good PID code for the
> > micros....Right now it's under lock and key but will soon trickle
> > into the public domain.