# Purchased my first Rotary Encoders. faulty or not?

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**Category:** General Electronics\
**Created:** [April 11, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/purchased-my-first-rotary-encoders-faulty-or-not/226396 "2014-04-11T22:02:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/purchased-my-first-rotary-encoders-faulty-or-not/226396/10 "2014-04-12T11:27:02Z")

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> fungus:
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> > taxi\_driver:  
> > @jiggy:  
> > but are yours exactly like mines? I mean, in the resting position (detent) do you always get open circuit in both outputs?  
> > ie. do they always rest in the A=B=open circuit positions?
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> Yes.
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> For each click the switches will close and open. A and B are offset from each other so you can tell which way it turned (look at which one closed first).
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> If you hold the control in between two detents you'll see the switches close.

yes, fungus, that is what happens with my rotary encoders, that is clear, but I want to know if this is the behaviour of all rotary encoders. I would prefer a "click" (ie. a detent) each time there is a change in A or B.  
00-\>01-\>11-\>10-\>00 (4 clicks, 4 detents)

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