Has anyone on list used a stepper as an encoder like this: http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/joecolquitt/stepper_as_encoder.html
James On Sat, 2012-11-24 at 19:01 -0500, jeremy youngs wrote: > well gene i agree the mopar sensor is junk but these are 19 bucks like i said > :) > http://compare.ebay.com/like/181031267122?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar > > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:49 AM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > On Saturday 24 November 2012 00:38:21 jeremy youngs did opine: > > > >> actually accuracy is needed as it has to pick up thta position on fire > >> up :) it is also to note that several reversible sensors of identical > >> or similar design are found everywhere on autos. this is not a > >> dissertation just point to the larger world. i think andy is trying > >> to feel whether we are interested in a simple one channel encoder with > >> parts store availability and not discern how autos work. I for one > >> would love to be able to use a 15 dollar locally (globally?) available > >> crank sensor and not have to wait to ship or find it discontinued > > > > Let me assure you that the very high failure rate crank sensor in a mopar > > engine is far from a 15 dollar part. I have replaced a few of them in > > Jeeps in particular, and have never paid less than $80 US for one from > > N.A.P.A. I have not noted any of them lasting much past the 50,000 mile > > mark, with replacements apparently not good for much past 10,000 miles. > > When the 3rd one got funkity, requiring several restarts to bring her home > > from work, 15k miles after its last replacement, she said screw it and > > changed the paint and vin, but its still a Jeep. Now its newer and white, > > but I don't believe the red one had yet hit the 100k mark. Some folks > > never learn, heck I was slow too, replacing Dee's mopar/mitsubishi vans > > twice before I swore off. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > -- > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! > > Pray: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a > > single > > petitioner confessedly unworthy. > > -- Ambrose Bierce > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single > > web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, > > SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. > > Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users