Miwashi Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 So I'm building a few items and want to get some opinions. F16 ICP - those 4 dials around the outside for brightness, etc. I feel that axis pots give finer control than rotary encoders, but not sure if BMS and DCS prefer to have it as rotary encoders rather than pots? F16 throttle - the radar elevation and radar range/uncage knobs. Would they be better with rotary encoders or pots? For the radar range/uncage knob I'm guessing a rotary encoder with a depress switch is better to address the uncage function, since I haven't come across axis pots that can be depressed.
No1sonuk Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 If you use a pot (or multi-position switch), when you start a new session, the control won't be synced until you move it. Then it'll jump to the new position. If you have the option for a rotary encoder, moving it will start from the existing point. The downside is, as you said, resolution steps. There ARE rotary pots that can be depressed, though the only ones I've found so far are push-push (push on, push off) or push-pull (push on, pull off). There must me momentary push versions, but I've not found them yet. Alternatively, you could make your own by using a pot that can be allowed to slide, but not rotate and place it over a tactile switch or other button.
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