Re: mouse encoder?

Look for Hewlett-Packard HEDS encoders on surplus motors.

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?
category=search&item=DCM-174&type=store

The one on this motor should be easily removable - set screw holding
the encoder wheel to the shaft and either the encoder case is held to
the motor case by a couple screws (most likely) or there might just
be a dab of glue/double sided sticky tape holding it in place.

Others ( http://www.alltronics.com/images/20m012.jpg ) are more built
in.

Should be fairly easy to find a spec sheet by running a search for
whatever HEDS model you happen to find.

http://www.litton-ps.com/Motors/Encoders/OPTICALENCODERS.pdf

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