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Re: Potentiometers

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Originally Posted by electroken View Post
The 5V regulator on the analog board can source at least 2 amperes.
That's the "old" red analog breakout, with a switching power supply and no filters. The new blue analog breakout has a linear regulator and an rc filter, however it can only source 0.25 amps. In either case, a 1k pot wouldn't cause a problem.