>
> Hi all,
> I use the HP rotary encoders alot, but I have never been able to get hold
> of HP linear encoders, the last I heard was that they had discontinued the
> linear stuff.
> I would REALLY like to be proved wrong!
> Do you have a Tel/ fax number/ email address for HP PhotoOptics?
> Cheers,
> David
>


  Hi David,

    I just looked through the HP Optoelectronics Designer's Catalog (1993)
  and they feature an HEDS-9200 Linear Optical Incremental Encoder Module
  with several options (resolution).  I called a local San Francisco Bay
  Area distributor and they had 500 pieces in stock at a price of $23.60
  each for a quantity of at least 250.  Single piece price is $28.50.

    If you tell me where you are I can send you the Tel/FAX/address for
  the sales or distribution center near you.

    Jim Johnson
    HP Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA
    jjohnson@hpl.hp.com