From: baron@linuxmaniac.net   
      
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   > 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.   
      
   Hi Darren,   
   What you are asking used to be commonly done on monitor and TV   
   production lines, before the advent of digital circuits.   
      
      
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