Potentiometer Problem

Using Arduino General Electronics
#1

So I've been trying to make potentiometers work properly and I never could

So basically I wire a potentiometer to A0 on an Arduino Uno and I go into the Arduino IDE to and i write a sketch that display's the potentiometer's value

void loop() { 
 RV = analogRead(Pot);
 Serial.println(RV);
 delay(500);
}

I upload the program to the Arduino and the Serial Monitor spits out Random values without me adjusting the potentiometer

This isn't the first Time this has happened
I don't think the error is in the Code but in the pot itself?

#2

Is that the whole sketch? Did you define Pot as A0? Is the pot connected to +5V and Arduino-ground?

See [u]Analog Read Serial[/u].

#3

It would help to know the value of the potentiometer.
It would help to see the schematic.
It would help to see a photograph of the wiring.
It would help to see the complete sketch.
It would help to know whether the blink sketch or other sketches work.

#4

How random? If it’s within a small amount of variation a capacitor could help. For the analog pin and power supply. That will smooth the AREF and signal to the ADC

#5

"Totally random" means you forgot to connect the other two pins on the pot. They are not decorations.

#6

Show us a ‘good’ schematic & image of your wiring circuit.
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#7