Potentiometer
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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.
| Potentiometer trimpot variable resistor values | |
|---|---|
| Full Resistance (ohm) | Code |
| 100 | 101 |
| 1k | 102 |
| 10k | 103 |
| 100K | 104 |
| 2K | 202 |
| 20K | 203 |
| 500 | 501 |
| 5K | 502 |
| 50K | 503 |
| 500k | 504 |
External links
- Potentiometer on Wikipedia
