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Re: Potentiometers to the cRIO, what resistance?

A 100K Pot should be 10x More sensitive than a 10K Pot.

With a 10K 10-Turn Pot you'd have a change of 2.77 Ohms per Degree where as a 100K 10-Turn Pot would have a change of 27.77 Ohms per Degree.

Then again, I'm no Electrical Engineer either.
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