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Title: What is a wire wound pot and where can I get one?
Post by: signalpaths on April 19, 2008, 12:39:00 PM

I need one of these to build a rig to test output trans formers. I've heard of wire wound resistors but not pots. If someone could enlighten me I would appreciate it.

Thanks
ERic

Title: Re: What is a wire wound pot and where can I get one?
Post by: frank_p on April 19, 2008, 01:58:25 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Pot1.jpg)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheostat#Rheostats

Sorry for the very big shot.

Ohmite is one ci I think, I have an old one here.

Title: Re: What is a wire wound pot and where can I get one?
Post by: dxm1 on April 19, 2008, 03:16:55 PM

Mouser sells Ohmite:

http://www.ohmite.com/catalog/pdf/rheostats_wirewound.pdf (http://www.ohmite.com/catalog/pdf/rheostats_wirewound.pdf)

Title: Re: What is a wire wound pot and where can I get one?
Post by: signalpaths on April 19, 2008, 03:58:00 PM

Thanks guys :D

Eric

Title: Re: What is a wire wound pot and where can I get one?
Post by: frank_p on April 19, 2008, 06:29:57 PM

Those are great for experiences on power transistors bias too, (and also for a radio controlled vehicles motor speed control :D )

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