1. Identify the encoder's own resolution record
Begin with the manufacturer's actual encoder identifier and the supplied item. A loose encoder, a motor-mounted unit and a larger positioning assembly need distinct offer descriptions. Keep a machine tag or controller reference separate from the encoder code, even when it helps locate previous records. Identify which item the owner has released and whether attached hardware belongs to that deliverable.
Record the encoder's own resolution wording and its source before copying a number from a machine screen or an equipment spreadsheet. A system counter may describe the receiving system's interpretation rather than the encoder's documented pulse basis. Keep those records labelled by their role so the recipient can see which description came from the product and which came from the former installation.
If a line contains a resolution description without a manufacturer model or supporting reference, preserve the original entry and request clarification. An incomplete marking should not be replaced by a familiar encoder series. Likewise, a family-level list of options should remain capability information until the available evidence identifies what was selected for the actual offered units.
2. Distinguish selectable options from setting evidence
Same Sky's AMT10 first-page feature text describes resolution selectable by DIP switch. This establishes a documented selection capability in that product context, not the present positions of switches on surplus units. Keep the exact offered model linked to the applicable reference, and do not assume that every encoder with a similar enclosure uses the same configuration mechanism.
Put any setting record in a separate field with its date, covered unit or assembly identifier and source. An original order, a configuration note and a later owner declaration may provide different kinds of evidence. Preserve those differences rather than presenting the supported option list as a record of the current selection of every item in a mixed released group.
Do not change switches or assign a presumed default to complete a sale enquiry. If present-setting evidence is missing, state that directly and retain the capability description at its supported level. An old machine record can remain useful history without being represented as a fresh configuration read-back after removal, handling or storage.
3. Preserve the stated pulse-count basis
The AMT10 first-page note describes its resolution basis as pre-quadrature. Keep that term attached to the product description so it does not disappear when information moves between spreadsheets. This article performs no count conversion or multiplication and supplies no numerical pulse requirement. The point is preserving the stated basis rather than manufacturing a larger count from an assumed interpretation.
When a separate system record uses count terminology, retain the encoder description and system entry side by side. Ask the responsible controls contact to explain any relationship relevant to the offer. A copied counter number should not replace the manufacturer's pulse basis without documentation of what the system entry means. An unresolved relationship is more useful than an apparently precise but unsupported combined resolution field.
Keep machine-position or accuracy records separate from resolution identity. A known option does not supply a measurement of the current encoder or positioning system. Preserve any existing assessment by its hardware, date, stated conditions and scope. This review interprets no waveform, rotation direction, wiring or mounting result, and does not infer present positioning performance from a catalogue description.
4. Submit resolution questions without adjustment
Group released quantities by exact supported encoder identity and evidence status. Distinguish capability-only lines from those with a documented selection, retaining any system-counter context separately. If an assembly list identifies only certain units, show the quantity and identifiers covered instead of applying its setting to all encoders that share the same broad stock category. Keep an encoder setting note attached to its encoder or assembly identifier, rather than distributing it across unrecorded units.
Use the general excess-stock list for location, packing, condition and release authority. Record known prior mounting or removal and visible issues where observed, without treating appearance as a configuration assessment. The related motor-driver guide deals with drive configuration; an external encoder's pulse basis remains a separate field even where both products appeared in the same motion-control assembly.
For an ICULTRA encoder enquiry, provide the full model, original resolution wording, its stated pulse basis and available selection records. Explain missing configuration evidence and ask what additional identification is needed. The submission describes what can be supported about the released material; it does not adjust switches, promise machine accuracy or establish a completed buyback. Any assessment scope, accepted lines and purchase terms require separate written confirmation.
Sources and further reading
Manufacturer documents support the technical guidance above. They do not confirm our stock, authorisation or the condition of any offered lot.