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Why do contaminants (dirt, oil, water…) cause optical encoder failure, and not magnetic encoder failure?

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Why do contaminants (dirt, oil, water…) cause optical encoder failure, and not magnetic encoder failure?

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Optical encoders need to see tiny lines on a disk accurately; they make errors when there is any type of contamination on the disk. Magnetic encoders do not make errors due to contamination.

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