Hello all,
I was harvesting some junk for heatsinks when I came across these components - I haven't seen them before, can a helpful soul identify them?
Thanks in advance.
Trimpots, maybe?
-br
billroy:
Trimpots, maybe?
That's a possibility, but the one I measured didn't offer much resistance no matter the trim (which is fluid, by the way). Maybe it's busted, I hadn't measured the other ones.
EDIT You're right it's definitely a trimpot. I wasn't at all expecting one like that on such a well-orgnized smd only board. Thanks for your input!
Yes, they are trimmer pots. The 204 on the one that you can see there probably signifies "20" with 4 zeroes after it, or 200,000? (200K?).
Wiper is the pin by itself, and the high/low pins are the other two on the side together.
There are very tiny smd trimpots... but they are so small that you need special tiny screwdriver. Using that size is called... being nice to your technician.
Smaller surface mount trimmers are available!