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Re: Limitless Potentiometers

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Originally Posted by Leav View Post
Here are my tips regarding potentiometers:
  • Use the best quality pots you can get - 0.25$ pots wont perform as well as the 3-4$ pots... it's a small amount that's worth it.
  • mount the pots securely making sure they cannot move.
  • pots should not be load bearing parts. use them in a place where they will not be damaged by the load applied to your robot.
  • remeber that if you need accuracy it is best to use a small gearing system that should make the pot turn more, that way you are minimizing the effect of the looseness in the pot itself.
I would have to agree! Get really good pots and be sure they are not bearing load!!!

Also a good pot mount with a protector always makes things nicer!