[Boatanchors] How to test for audio taper on a pot?
Al Klase
ark at ar88.net
Mon Apr 1 17:54:58 EDT 2013
Ray,
Set the pot to half scale. The resistance from the ground (CCW) end to
the wiper should be approximately 1/10 of the total value. In your
case, 50K.
Al
On 4/1/2013 5:26 PM, Ray wrote:
> I have a 500K pot which needs to have an audio taper for a replacement
> in a signal tracer I am repairing.
>
> Don't think I know what to look for as I rotate the pot to see if it
> has the audio taper. I think it should change logarithmically, but
> not quite sure from if that is from the low side or the high side.
> Does anyone have any experience in this?
>
> Your attention is appreciated.
> Ray, W4BYG
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