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Old 01-09-2022, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Formula jg View Post
As for the POT, if memory serves my right I had installed it to help dial in the tach signal for data logging. For the heck of it I checked this 50K POT with a multimeter connected to one 'End' and the centre 'Wiper' and found when turning the dial ohms would peak at approx. midpoint of total dial turn and as I continue turning the dial ohms would retreating back toward 0.

Are some POT engineered this way, or is this a faulty POT?
Balance control pots for stereo amps work this way.

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