Pinion component with conductive paths

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first pinion component comprising a first pinion with a first surface and a second surface, and a first cylinder extending from the first surface of the first pinion;
• a second pinion component comprising a second pinion with a third surface and a fourth surface, and a second cylinder extending from the third surface of the second pinion, the second cylinder extending through the first cylinder of the first pinion component;
• a non-conductive spacer positioned between the second surface of first pinion and the third surface of the second pinion,
• wherein the first pinion component includes a first conductive path extending from the first surface of the first pinion to the first cylinder, the first pinion component further including a second conductive path extending from the first surface of the first pinion to the first cylinder, the first conductive path being isolated from the second conductive path, and
• wherein the second pinion component includes a third conductive path extending from the fourth surface of the second pinion to the second cylinder, the second pinion component further including a fourth conductive path extending from the fourth surface of the first pinion to the second cylinder, the third conductive path being isolated from the fourth conductive path.

A method, comprising:

• forming a non-conducting pinion component comprising a non-conducting cylinder and a non-conducting pinion in axial alignment;
• creating a first via through the pinion at a first distance from the center of the pinion and a second via through the pinion at a second distance from the center of the pinion;
• coating all surfaces of the pinion component with a conductive coating;
• and
• selectively removing the conductive coating to define a first electrical path and a second electrical path electrically isolated from the first electrical path.