Someone can help me wiring this linear potentiomer?
What is the 5v and ground pin and what is the analog output pin?
If you don't have the datasheet. a multimeter (set to Ohms) is the best way to figure it out.
P.S.
There is actually some danger in damaging the pot, or your power supply, or other circuitry if you connect it wrong because it can create a "short".
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If the image is from a website, could you provide a link to that site? We might be able to determine your answer by looking there.
unfortunately not, i found this in an device made by someone else
The pot in your image is stamped A10KX2. That should be a dual 10K log (audio) taper device. It's 2 audio taper pots generally used in a stereo mixer board
It depends on the type you have but this is what I found with my sliders:-
But do check it with a resistance meter before you wire it up to any power.
Are the two 'variable' pins independent, or are they really one? I.e., if you measure from one to the other, is the resistance zero? I'm wondering if it's a 'stereo' slider, or a single one.
I finally realized how this works
Hope will be useful for somebody.
Thank all of you guys for the help
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Do you know yet if it's linear or Audio taper? The clue is the reading with the slider at the half-way point. If it's 5K, it's linear.
The pot in the 1st image you posted is not the same pot you posted today.
Is it a logarithmic/Audio pot? Locate the slide in the middle and measure residence between Vcc and Out. Is it half of the measurement between Vcc and Gnd?
the pot is linear... at half way position I read 5k ohm.
That's it, then. You can mark the topic 'solved', I'd suggest giving someone the 'credit' for helping you, or simply mark your own post. That's up to you.
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