00:00Solid spindle or hollow shaft. Pick wrong, break project. Spindle need coupler, hollow slide right
00:07on motor shaft. Tested best budget photoelectric encoders on market right now. Found best deals
00:14to save bench time and cash. First up, 38S6G5BG24N solid shaft model. Best part, clean dual A-B
00:23phase output with huge DC8-24V input range. Cost $12.52. Tough build, 4.9 rating, perfect drop-in
00:33workhorse for basic CNC router build where coupler align fine. Next, clow a 38mm unit with standard
00:406mm spindle. Peak resolution up to 3600 pulses per revolution blow other cheap units away.
00:47Run 1366. High resolution mean rock-solid closed-loop stepper feedback, easy install.
00:56Third, E6B2CWZ6C spindle encoder. Killer feature, pure stability with standard NPN collector up to
01:042000 ppr. Absolute steel at $8.96. Reliable classic clone, wire up fast, best choice when tight budget
01:13need proven circuit. Fourth, E6B2CWZ series offering line driver in voltage output variants.
01:21Big win here, flexible output stages handle noisy environments over long wire runs.
01:27$10.09. Pick CWZ1X differential line driver if motor noise keep trashing encoder signal.
01:35Fifth, bare-bones generic A-B two-phase optical spindle unit. Super compact, simplest open collector
01:42hookup possible for microcontroller pins. Just $6.05 with perfect 5-star score.
01:49Cheap enough keep 3-in drawer for quick spindle speed readouts.
01:53Links for every encoder down in description.
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