Thread: Are 100k Ohm pots necessary?
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Re: Are 100k Ohm pots necessary?
Ahhhh. I understand Ohm's law and such, I just didn't realize that potentiometers usually had the a 3rd lead that has the full resistance between it and the other non variable lead. Well that is very convenient... And it did make sense (I just needed to read the part about "volts dropping on either side"), thanks.
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