Information about Linear Potentiometers

Linear potentiometers are sensors that produce a resistance output proportional to the displacement or position. The resistance element is excited by either DC or AC voltage and the output voltage is ideally a linear function of the input displacement. Linear potentiometers are essentially variable resistors. They can be either wire-wound or conductive plastic and either rectangular or cylindrical.

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