Here’s a nifty hack to add a shaft encoder directly into a servo box.
Parts:1. Servo -
Preferrably a Futaba or Tower Systems2. Drill3. Photointerrupter
- Rat. Shack #276-142 (NOT the package with the diode and transistor
separate),or any standard ‘U’ shaped photointerrupter -
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/adding-a-shaft-encoder-directly-into-a-servo