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Re: potentiometer

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Originally Posted by Rick TYler
We also tried one pot last year that didn't sweep 360-degrees -- it had a huge dead spot where it read infinite resistance. Something new to worry about.
In the past, when using continuous turn pots (which will have an open position) we use a 1Mohm (or larger) pull-up (or pull-down) resistor which will ensure that there are no floating voltages and will not drastically effect the resistance.
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