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Re: Wiring A Potentiometer

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Originally Posted by RyanN View Post
You'll notice the solder you applied to the iron 'flow' to the terminal once it's hot enough.
(Bold emphasis mine.)

Interestingly, the origin of the word flux, fluxus from Latin, meaning "to flow".

-Scott