Hello there,
I'm a newbie here, this is my first post.
I'm not a native English, this is the reason why I'm looking for help. I'm building a smart thermostat, and it's working fine. Currently I'm working on the design.
To use the menu, I selected a step less EC16 rotary encoder. This is a fine stuff with a 40mm dia aluminium knob. But the feeling to turn the knob is too cheap, if you understand how I mean.
I have an old-school Yamaha amplifier, which have a great volume potmeter attached to a motor, which can be remote. The feeling to use that is awesome. I'd like to reach the same effect. Somehow I'd like to brake the rotary, or the knob.
My first thought was that to use some kind of cotton fiber below the knob and this worked great. But this prevented to click with the knob. I'd thought about a rubber band and a pulley, which is broken with the fiber, but I cannot find a 6mm axis dia pulley in this size.
So I'm stuck, this is why I'm here. Maybe you have any great or extreme idea to help my wannabe design plan.
