enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: variable resistor vs potentiometer in circuit analysis

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Potentiometer - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer

    The 'log pot', that is, a potentiometer has a resistance, taper, or, "curve" (or law) of a logarithmic (log) form, is used as the volume control in audio power amplifiers, where it is also called an "audio taper pot", because the amplitude response of the human ear is approximately logarithmic. It ensures that on a volume control marked 0 to 10 ...

  3. Potentiometer (measuring instrument) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer_(measuring...

    A potentiometer being calibrated and then measuring an unknown voltage. R 1 is the resistance of the entire resistance wire. The arrow head represents the moving wiper. In this circuit, the ends of a uniform resistance wire R 1 are connected to a regulated DC supply V S for use as a voltage divider.

  4. Trimmer (electronics) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimmer_(electronics)

    A: preset resistor, B: preset resistor (alternate), C: preset potentiometer, D preset potentiometer (alternate), E: preset inductor, F: preset capacitor. In circuit diagrams, the symbol for a variable component is the symbol for a fixed component with a diagonal line through it terminating in an arrow head.

  5. Digital potentiometer - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_potentiometer

    Digital potentiometer principle using a resistor ladder. A digital potentiometer is built either from a resistor ladder integrated circuit or a digital-to-analog converter although a resistor ladder construction is the more common. [citation needed] Every step on the resistor ladder has its own switch which can connect this step to the output ...

  6. List of resistors - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_resistors

    A potentiometer (colloquially, pot) is a three-terminal resistor with a continuously adjustable tapping point controlled by rotation of a shaft or knob or by a linear slider. [14] The name potentiometer comes from its function as an adjustable voltage divider to provide a variable potential at the terminal connected to the tapping point. Volume ...

  7. Reference designator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_designator

    Integrated circuit (IC) shorter "U" (unit) is preferred instead of "IC" V: Vacuum tube: VR: Voltage regulator (voltage reference), or variable resistor (potentiometer / trimmer / rheostat) voltage regulators are often "U" for IC, pots and trimmers often "R" for resistor X

  8. Voltage divider - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider

    In this case, a voltage divider with an output ratio of 3.3/5 might be used to reduce the 5 V signal to 3.3 V, to allow the circuits to interoperate without damaging the 3.3 V circuit. For this to be feasible, the 5 V source impedance and 3.3 V input impedance must be negligible, or they must be constant and the divider resistor values must ...

  9. Electronic component - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_component

    Rheostat – two-terminal variable resistor (often for high power) Potentiometer – three-terminal variable resistor (variable voltage divider) [8] Trim pot – small potentiometer, usually for internal adjustments; Thermistor – thermally sensitive resistor whose prime function is to exhibit a large, predictable and precise change in ...

  1. Ads

    related to: variable resistor vs potentiometer in circuit analysis