Rotary Encoder
I would like to use a rotary encoder to measure the dial movement for safe manipulation. Basically attach the rotary encoder to the dial and track the movement of it and display this in a digital readout. I thought something like this would take the guess work out of what the actual gap between the contacts was as apposed to looking at the vernier scale I have mounted on the dial. Anyone done something like this or knows how I could build such a unit?
Bill