Insight - How Potentiometer works

Table of Contents:

  1. Insight - How Potentiometer works
  2. Terminals
  3. Resistive Strip
  4. Conductive Brushes
  5. Variable Resistance Mechanism

 

Variable resistance Strip in potentiometer

  
When we rotate the external shaft, the position of the brush varies accordingly. The resistance applied in a circuit depends on the position of the brush. The brush is designed so as to connect the resistive strip to the middle terminal via inner conductive circular metal plate which in turn is connected to the middle terminal of potentiometer at every instant.

Comments (5)

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Submitted by Madhavi on Sat, 28/05/2011 - 12:23.

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Submitted by Nawzad on Mon, 30/05/2011 - 15:47.

thats up. now its very clear that how potentiometers work.

found it intersting too.

 

 

wow good 

Submitted by matheenshk on Tue, 20/09/2011 - 16:57.

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nice one:)

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/07/2012 - 17:24.

nice one:)

CLEAR VIEW TO UNDERSTAND

Submitted by EEE10015 on Sun, 31/03/2013 - 01:37.

CLEAR VIEW TO UNDERSTAND  PRACTICALLY :) 

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