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Iff they carry what you need, Automation Direct has the best prices I'm aware of for housed encoders.

That's a decent research reference. The actually list prices instead of "call for pricing." (I hate that.)

Thanks Ned.

The prices on Encoder Products' site are real world prices. I recently bought a heavy housed encoder thru one of my regular suppliers and the online price and what I paid were very close, if not identical.

I suppose I could make a mounting setup for them, but it would be awkward and I would have to leave the motor covers off. A hollow shaft encoder is really a better solution.

What is wrong with US digital encoders?

I haven't looked at them yet, but the link won't open for me.

I think that their website is down or something.

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I've used USdigital on six macines now. I had trouble with the single ended missing pulses on one machine (drove me friggin' nuts with position drifting due to losing pulses only during tool change cycle). So, be sure and get differential units. I've also only bought their encoder kits where they mount on to an existing shaft.

If you need the entire encoder in a housing with bearings, eBay is your friend, get allan bradley.

Karl

The back of the servos have .500 shafts. That is where the old servos were mounted except on the Z axis where it is mounted on the screw. I have been looking for options in .500 hollow shaft encoders.