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Re: Potentiometers

We used one last year to position our arm. We planned to use one this year on our turret, but never got it mounted. Ended up not needing it with the camera.

We got ours from McMaster-Carr. They have a good selection of multi-turn pots in various grades. They are hard to find in the catalog--you have to look up "variable switches" to find them!

You give them the part number and specify the resistance. I'd stick to 10K or so for good results without pulling too much current.

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