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February_1999
Re: Tempest Spinner Question

From: Al Kossow ( )
Date: Tue Feb 09 1999 - 22:37:02 CST

if it was due to the encoder wheel hitting the optos,
you would be able to feel it as you rotated the knob.

I assume you were refering to the 'chatter' that
occurs when you spin the knob rapidly. That noise
is made from eccentricity in the teflon shaft ring
from wear.

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