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A '''potentiometer''' is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a '''''variable resistor''''' or '''''rheostat'''''.

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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | '''Potentiometer trimpot variable resistor values'''
|-align="center" bgcolor="#1188ee"
! Full Resistance (ohm)
! Code
|-align="left"
| 100 || 101
|-align="left"
| 1k || 102
|-align="left"
| 10k || 103
|-align="left"
| 100K || 104
|-align="left"
| 2K || 202
|-align="left"
| 20K || 203
|-align="left"
| 500 || 501
|-align="left"
| 5K || 502
|-align="left"
| 50K || 503
|-align="left"
| 500k || 504
|}
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==External links==
* [[:wikipedia:Potentiometer|Potentiometer]] on Wikipedia

[[Category:Electronics]]

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Christoph: Created page with "A '''potentiometer''' is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding or rotating contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider. If only two terminals are used, one end and the..."