[aidenn0]

It seems like an absolute encoder would immediately lose its advantages if a reduction gear were used though? Then you would still need to rehome the number of revolutions.

[ansgri]

Wouldn't you mount the encoder after the reductor then, where the position actually matters?

[aidenn0]

Yes, we are discussing servos packaged with an absolute encoder

[onetwentythree]

You can get multi-turn absolute encoders for these applications.