Strange OI potentiometer problem

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07-02-2008, 20:36

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Re: Strange OI potentiometer problem

Pin 1 to Pin 6 is correct, 100k is correct, center wiper and one end are correct...Schematic

Are you sure about the pin numbers? 6 and 9 look similar and are on the same side. Oh, you measured.

Try putting a 47k (fixed) resistor (or similar, anything between 10k and 82k) across those pins and see if that gives you a non-254 reading.

Strange, it's probably something simple. Have someone completely unfamiliar with it check it over, draw a simple schematic showing what you think it is, and have them check it for you. This works more often than you think.

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