Thread: Potentiometer 5 or 6 detents
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Unread 12-04-2006, 00:14
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Re: Potentiometer 5 or 6 detents
I see a business opportunity for Andy Mark/IFI! Latching potentiometers/ prewired variable resistance rotary switches!

Travis,

I thoroughly googled for a pre-made product that would suit your needs but came up with nothing. The best solution in this thread is Alan Anderson's, which is exactly the method I was going to post before I saw his.

I'd check to see if any of the students on your team are taking/have taken electronics classes at school. If so, you can just buy a rotary switch and some 15 Ohm resistors (if you need more inputs, decrease the Ohm rating of the resistor. What you want = 100 / Number Of Switch Settings + 1. Get all of this stuff at RadioShack) and give it to the student to wire up. Anyone with basic knowledge in wiring should be able to tackle this circuit.
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