From: Searcher7@mail.con2.com   
      
   I'm working on a custom project that involves potentiometers and picture   
   adjustments on the monitor they are connected to.   
      
   To determine whether or not the potentiometers I need exist or if I need to   
   build them, I need to resolve two questions and the possible issues they bring   
   up.   
      
   1) This may seem like a crazy question, but are there low-friction   
   potentiometers? (I'm referring to the physical friction incorporated into the   
   pot to retard motion).   
      
   The reason I ask is because I guesstimate that in an extreme case, I'd need a   
   potentiometer's knob/slide to rotate/travel it's full length 100 times in a   
   single day. (Though in reality there probably wouldn't be that many cycles in   
   a month).   
      
   This brings me to the second question.   
      
   2) Can a pot with a knob/slide that travels a distance of only one inch be   
   adequate to cover the extremes for image parameters like Brightness, Contrast,   
   Horizontal size, Horizontal position, Vertical size, & Vertical position?   
      
   To clarify my goal. I want to be able to quickly establish and lock in all six   
   settings via mechanical means.   
      
   Springs will keep the knobs/slides at one side of their range, and when I need   
   the correct settings, a plunger will ensure accurate re-positioning of the   
   knobs/slides.   
      
   Thanks.   
      
   Darren Harris   
   Staten Island, New York.   
      
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