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Linear thumbwheel potentiometer obsolete?
I am trying to find a possibly obsolete linear thumbwheel potentiometer, like the type used in old radios. There seem to be plenty of logarithmic pots around. I can find linear but they are marked as &...
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What is the relationship between speaker volume change and resistance change?
Assume that we have a speaker whose volume is controlled by the potentiometer. If the resistance of the potentiometer changes by X%, and speaker volume changes by Y%, what is the ideal relationship ...
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How to make a non-linear potmeter more linear
I have an "Expression pedal" that worked fine on my old keyboard (Gem WX2+) but works almost like a digital switch on my new keyboard (Roland VR-09).
The recommended expression pedal is a Roland EV-5 ...
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How to add a Linear and Logarithmic Potentiometer in Circuit Wizard
I'm new in this kind of thing and I'm using Circuit Wizard (Circuit Simulation Software). I was trying to simulate an overdrive pedal circuit (https://www.instructables.com/id/Overdrive-Pedal/) in ...
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Modify pot to lower value while maintaining full range?
So i have a bunch of 100k pots. But i need a few pots that goes up to maximum of 100 ohms. I have tried to put resistors in series with the pot to limit the range and it does work, but the pot gets to ...
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How to create a linear current response from a passive pot circuit?
I am wanting to linearise the current response of a circuit which currently has the resistance change from a linear pot.
I have a current input that I want to test using a test jig/simulator.
The ...
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Upgraded 10 turn potentiometers don't work whereas the original 1 turn potentiometers do. Why?
I bought this adjustable power supply kit and successfully assembled it. I wanted to upgrade the potentiometers to 10 turns so I could have fine control over the current and voltage limits set. Both ...
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Make a transistor act as a potentiometer
So, how would one get a transistor (probably BJT) to act somewhat like a potentiometer? What I trying to do is have xl6009 buck boost regulator be electronically controlled to charge a li-ion battery ...
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What's the difference between linear and audio tapers, and why should I care?
I'm stocking up on a variety of potentiometers to keep on hand for my audio projects, and I'm trying to figure out what to buy.
The projects I'm working on seen to call for either linear & audio ...
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