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The original meaning of the term potentiometer, which is still in use, is an apparatus used to measure the potential (or voltage) in a circuit by tapping off a portion of a known voltage from a resistive slide wire and comparing it with the unknown voltage by means of a voltmeter or galvanometer.
The present popular usage of the term potentiometer (or 'pot' for short) describes an electronic component which has a user-adjustable resistance. Usually, this is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact in the center. If all three terminals are used, it can act as a variable voltage divider.
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| Attenuators, Audio (34) |
| Kits, Potentiometer (6) |
| Potentiometer Elements (18) |
| Potentiometers, Carbon Ceramic (16) |
| Potentiometers, Carbon Film (25) |
| Potentiometers, Ceramic Metal (CERMET) (26) |
| Potentiometers, Composition, Carbon (18) |
| Potentiometers, Conductive Plastic (31) |
| Potentiometers, Digitally Programmable (8) |
| Potentiometers, Hybrid (16) |
| Potentiometers, Lab Type (10) |
| Potentiometers, Linear (52) |
| Potentiometers, Metal Film (12) |
| Potentiometers, Motorized (22) |
| Potentiometers, Multi-Turn (36) |
| Potentiometers, Non-Linear (30) |
| Potentiometers, Pushbutton (9) |
| Potentiometers, Rectilinear (18) |
| Potentiometers, Single-Turn (30) |
| Potentiometers, Sliding (27) |
| Potentiometers, Trimmer (37) |
| Potentiometers, Wire Wound (32) |
| Rheostats (13) |
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Mechatronics for the Evil Genius (Evil Genius)
Newton C. Braga
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| Excerpt - page 120: "... sure to reread the previous Caution! P1 can be a trimmer potentiometer, an external control, or a log or linear potentiometer. The touch sensor can ..." | | See more references to Potentiometers, Trimmers & Controls in this book. |
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Pirate Radio and Video: Experimental Transmitter Projects (Electronic Circuit Investigator Series)
Newton C. Braga
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| Excerpt - page 256: "... mixed by C1 and C2 and applied to a modulation control. The modulation control is a trimmer potentiometer and is used to fix the level of the modulation ..." | | See more references to Potentiometers, Trimmers & Controls in this book. |
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Reference Data for Engineers Radio, Electronics, Computer & Communications (Reference Data for Engineers)
Mac E. Van Valkenburg and Wendy M. Middleton
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| Excerpt - page 249: "... resistors may be divided into three separate and distinct categories, potentiometers, trimmers, and rheostats. Potentiometers are control devices that are used where the frequency of adjustment is ..." | | See more references to Potentiometers, Trimmers & Controls in this book. |
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