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Re: Wiring A Potentiometer

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Originally Posted by krudeboy51 View Post
I wired a potentiometer to the analog breakout, I am reading voltage from it in Windriver c++ but for some reason the analog breakout gets extremely hot and the green light on the analog breakout turns off anytime the knob on the pot is turned all the way down.
did I wire it wrong or something?
Sounds like it's wired wrong. Power it down. Let's see a sketch of what you have.
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