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Re: Dart Potentiometer Wiring

So yea,
  • 2 = signal
  • 1 = ground
  • 3 = power
power on 1 would be CCW (counter-clockwise) increasing
power on 3 instead would be CW (clockwise) increasing

In the schematic, the signal contact slides from left to right when the pot shaft is rotated clockwise.
So if 1 is ground, the signal when close to ground will read 0 and will increase as it moves right (CW shaft rotation).
If 3 is the ground, the signal when close to power will read nominally 5v (~4.8) and decrease as it moves right (CW shaft rotation) and gets closer to the ground.
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