Timeline for What is the second resistor for in this potentiometer reference circuit?
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| Jan 24, 2019 at 23:01 | comment | added | D. Patrick | why would they run a load off the output of the pot? I guess they’re saying that if you have a load and are sensing then the load has to be at least 100x or you’ll mess up the ADC input? That seems kind of weird. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 21:22 | comment | added | Dave Tweed | Yes, that would be my guess, too. The potentiometer is being used (hypothetically) as a position sensor, either for a UI (user interface) or as part of a machine. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 21:14 | comment | added | D. Patrick | What's the AD box? I assumed it was for Analog-Digital (converter). | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 21:14 | vote | accept | D. Patrick | ||
| Jan 23, 2019 at 15:35 | history | answered | Dave Tweed | CC BY-SA 4.0 |