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|    Re: Odd readings was : Electronics quest    |
|    28 Oct 25 17:23:07    |
      From: Snag_one@msn.com              On 10/28/2025 5:09 PM, Snag wrote:       > On 10/27/2025 3:50 PM, Snag wrote:       >> I got the new pot installed in the foot pedal to my TIG machine       >> today . Same 47k ohm rating as the original . But there's something       >> weird going on , I'm not getting the amperage I set the dial for ,       >> it's lower than the setting . Not an earth shaking problem as I have       >> never used the full amperage and I can control it now . Still , I'd       >> rather get the amperage I have it set at instead of guessing .       >       > I checked the resistance on that new pot . And I got some odd       > readings ... I get 21k maxed out one side and 46k the other side .       > Outside terminal to outside I get the 47k plus/minus . THis may or may       > not have something to do with output not matching set point . The other       > pot measures 47k+- maxed out both ways . I'm having a hard time       > understanding the different values , AFAIK these all use a single wiper       > center contact so I should be getting the same reading from either side       > when maxed out .               I should note that the "other pot" mentioned above is the other new       one . The old one has readings so unstable you can't tell what they are .       --       Snag        I appreciated foreign cultures more       when they stayed foreign ...              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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