I'm a beginner electronics hobbyist. I dont have trouble with any other part except the potentiometer. How do I place it on a breadboard or on a printed circuit board?
2006-12-12 12:23:02 · 4 answers · asked by Mary 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It's an adjustable resistor, so across the two opposite connectors is a particular resistance. The middle connector is adjusted either way by turning the dial.
I hope I explained it well enough for you. If you don't understand which connectors do what, just connect a meter to them and watch the changes as you turn the dial.
I was assuming you understood how to wire it to the breadboard, but didn't know which terminals to connect where.
2006-12-12 12:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the style. the outside legs are USUALLY (not always) of some type of a constant resistance. The middle leg is a varied. Check the spec sheets to be sure. alot of the smaller thru hole style pots are easily breadboarded as they are of standard spacing. They simply snap in place. be sure that you place everything in different columns or it will short
2006-12-12 12:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by vanstee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a trimmer in the holes. If it's a panel control with three small pieces of wire from the PCB to the contacts of the potentiometer.Place a small metal support on the board side for mounting the pot.
2006-12-12 12:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by mi52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. If we take terminal B and terminal C, and rotate the knob in clockwise direction, the resistance of potentiometer increases from 0 to maximum. As we move the knob in anticlockwise direction, the resistance decreases.
2. If we take terminal A and terminal B, and rotate the knob in anticlockwisedirection, the resistance of potentiometer increases from 0 to maximum. As we move the knob in clockwise direction, the resistance decreases.
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2015-12-21 16:14:33 · answer #4 · answered by shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋