ALPS Dual Concentric Rotary Encoders

[AndyT]

I was thinking the same thing Eric.

[BoeingNG]

All,

I have managed to negotiate a small order with the distributers for these encoders. However, prices are still a bit high and this is only a one off deal with them. I have priced them at GBP6.99 to cover the cost of the items and the additional ebay and paypal charges. I am not making any money out of this I have done this to fill a gap in the European requirements for us Cockpit Builders.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ayphotohosting

Best regards,
John

[fordgt40]

John

Are these encoders ok to work directly on the Opencockpits mastercard - if so then I will buy a few from you

Regards

David

[simunut]

I read this thread the other night... seems someone had issues with this encoder with OCware.

http://www.opencockpits.com/modules....rum=1&start=10


simunut

[dnoize]

if its the same as the one Goflight sells (and ive been told it is), then it works perfectly with the encoder card from OC

Stef

[fordgt40]

Simunut and Stef

Thankx. I think I may give this a miss as the encoders need to work directly on the OC mastercard, not their encoder card. I am currently using shaftless Bourn encoders and fabricating double concentric units - thought the Alps units could save some effort.

Regards

David

[PascalHaldenstein]

John
If you're still looking for your encoders, here in Switzerland is a company named Conrad Electronics and they sell Alps encoders as well to a very affordable price and the shipping charges aren't expensive.
Here's the link: www.conrad.com choose a country and look for "rotary encoder"
in the search engine.
Hope this helps

Regards

[Tomlin]

You can also get them at http://www.onlinecomponents.com/product/3575914/ for $7.80 each. They have 690 in stock.

Dave

Okay, so I see these are much cheaper than the GF166 RMK dual rotary encoder, so Im planning on just ordering the card for $65 plus this dual R.E. from online components. However, where do I get the knobs from that I need that will fit?

Also, I assume as somone mentioned before, these will work fine with GF products?

I guess you are paying a bit for the PCB attached to the RE from GF.

[Tomlin]

Does anyone have a link to where you find the knobs for the Dual Rotary Encoder?

[AndyT]

You can order a set from GoFlight since it is the same encoder they use.