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Re: Are 100k Ohm pots necessary?

In the IFI Forum it says the Robot Controller is capable of sourcing 1 Amp of current on the 5V I/O headers.

I obviously don't want to draw more current than I have to, but I have been having difficulty finding 100K precision single turn pots.

After looking at the schematic it seems impossible to draw more than 5mA of current due to the 1K Ohm resistor in series with the load.

I'll submit this as a question to the IFI Forum.
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