On Saturday 30 November 2024 04:29:03 pm paul larner via groups.io wrote:
the main voltage pot is a 1k with just the center and one outer leg used,
In a situation like this, it's really best to tie the unused leg to the center one. The reason for this is if there's any intermittent contact, the effective resistance goes from wherever it's set to effectively an open circuit, where if you have the unused end tied to the center then an intermittent contact will at worst give you maximum resistance. This goes for trimpots, too. It's common practice, or should be.
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