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Re: Potentiometers

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Originally Posted by philso View Post
Adding a 0.01 to 0.1 uF capacitor at the input of the Analog module should filter out most of the noise that gets picked up. It will slow down the response but probably not enough to matter in applications such as these.

Definitely use a 1k pot vs a 10k. It reduces the effect of external noise sources by 10 times relative to the effect you would get with a 10k.
The "blue" analog breakout has an RC filter already, 100 ohms and 1 uf (1600hz).