Thread: Potentiometer
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Re: Potentiometer

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Originally Posted by Ted Weisse View Post

A good 10 turn pot works wonderful for positioning feedback.

We found an old pot in our junk drawer that we are using to get feedback for our arm. Why would you want a sensor that can turn 10 rotations when your arm may only move 180 degrees. Aren't you using a small range of the possible output voltage?
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