The Lost Optical Encoder Demo Box

January 20, 2016

We recently teamed up with one of our Optical Encoder Distributors to create a Demo box that showcased our QD145 encoder with a Delta Tau PLC and touchscreen panel. It was sent off to a trade show where potential customers would get to spin the encoder and watch on the...

Why Do my Optical Encoder Signals Look this Way?

August 12, 2015

I received an email from a customer who was seeing “not symmetrical” optical encoder signals/data channels on optical encoders we shipped to them. Hi Jim, The data channels are not symmetrical and there appears to be something superimposed on the index. Attached are pictures. Can I return these for your...

Brushless Motors vs Brush Motors, What’s the Difference?

August 27, 2014

What’s the difference between a brushless motor with a commutating encoder and a brush motor? Well, the brushes of course. And, without brushes – the need for a commutating encoder for current carrying. Yeah, but what does that mean? The principle behind the internal working of both a brushless DC...

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