We had an enquiry from a customer building laboratory equipment who needed a small incremental encoder that could be fitted from either the front or rear panel, since their enclosure design kept changing during development.
Hengstler’s ICURO RI38 is a small incremental rotary encoder built for exactly this kind of universal fitting, front or rear panel. It uses high-grade ball bearings for good performance and a small start-up torque, which matters for low-power applications. It has a 6mm solid shaft, push-pull output, cULus approval, and protection class IP40. It is a direct replacement for the older type RI 39, and is commonly used in miniature motors, laboratory equipment, labelling machines, plotters, and linear encoders.
From our experience, before we quote this, we would normally check the exact number of pulses (resolution) needed and the panel mounting orientation. Hope this helps.
