My earlier thought was to remove the female ribbon connector and replace the ribbon cable with a ten conductor shielded cable soldered directly to the encoder board, then put that encoder into a case and use it like a mouse.? I'm not favoring that approach right now because the cable I was able to find is pretty darn stiff, so it won't really act like a mouse.? It's probably a bad idea overall.? I suppose removing both the female connector and the male end off the ribbon cable and soldering the ribbon cable's wires directly to the encoder board would lower the profile especially if you pre-trimmed the individual wires to length, but not exactly an ideal approach either.? At least it's one that could be accomplished without buying more stuff, no?? I'm no fan of getting out the soldering iron, I am happier working with software.
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Regards,
Dave, N1AI
Dave, N1AI