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Old potentiometer ,,, taper?
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Posted on January 21, 2017 at 04:28:07 | ||
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Hi all. I have some vintage potentiometers of which I'm trying to determine whether they are log or linear taper. One is a 1 Meg that is right at 500K at the mid point of rotation so I assume it's linear. I have two others, Allen Bradley 500K. They both measure very close to 500K and at the mid point of rotation they are just a hair over 300K. Of course, there is some margin of error judging the mid point but assuming that they are 300K at the exact midpoint, should I consider these as log taper or linear? Thanks |
RE: Old potentiometer ,,, taper?, posted on January 21, 2017 at 07:05:42 | |
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Linear |
RE: Old potentiometer ,,, taper?, posted on January 21, 2017 at 12:14:42 | |
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Yeah, seems far more linear than log anyway. Thanks. |