Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by neuralRiot on Thursday April 27, 2023 @05:50PM
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Rotary encoders do fail, they produce the effect of control being unresponsive or “reversed”
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Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature
by wolrah on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:07PM
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Yes, but they don't really "wear out" to get that way, just some debris ends up blocking either the sensor itself or some amount of the openings in the wheel. It's a random event rather than an inherent result of age or wear. It's also often possible to fix simply by cleaning the debris out. Unless it's been physically damaged it's unlikely to need replacement.