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Re: Potentiometers in Analog Inputs

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Originally Posted by rsisk View Post
At the risk of looking like an EE neophyte, can you explain how amperage draw, the resistance (ohms) and the energy dissipated are related? There must be a formula for that.

Thanks
Sure, I used these to remember:
V = C R (even if it blinks 12:00 forever)
P = V C
V(olts) C(urrent) R(esistance) P(ower)

To do your calculation, I took:
Power = Voltage^2 / resistance


To double check, you can use the google calculator - It does units! Just google "(5V)^2/22 ohms"