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Potentiometer meaning
A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider. | An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.
Synonyms of Potentiometer
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An elementary pH meter that can be used to monitor titration reactions * pH meter : A potentiometer with an electrode whose potential depends on the amount of H + ion present in the solution.
A typical low power potentiometer (see drawing) is constructed of a flat resistance element (B) of carbon composition, metal film, or conductive plastic, with a springy phosphor bronze wiper contact (C) which moves along the surface.
Electronic symbols and notation main Two typical schematic diagram symbols are as follows: (a) resistor, (b) rheostat (variable resistor), and (c) potentiometer IEC resistor symbol The notation to state a resistor's value in a circuit diagram varies.
For example, a potentiometer indicating pedal position might only travel from 20% to 80% of its full range, such that a cable break or short results in a 0% or 100% reading.
Optionally, a potentiometer or an integrated circuit could be added to allow adjusting the brightness of the light.
The final stages of on-board sound-shaping circuitry are the volume control ( potentiometer ) and tone control (which "rolls off" the treble frequencies).
The relative resistance of the potentiometer was then equivalent to the formula of the equation being solved.
Unlike the EX, it did not have a volume dial or headphone jack, but did have an adjustable potentiometer inside the system to control the volume of the internal speaker.