[simpits-tech] 360' potentiometer?

Roy Coates simpits-tech@simpits.org
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:19:23 +0000 (GMT)


On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Marv De Beque wrote:

> Since it is a pot, I would worry about wear and noise (spiking).
>

They're using the PIHER pots which are apparently of extremely high
quality and good for 100,000 cycles. Without resorting to synchro
transformers and their associated circuitry I can't see an economical way
around this if you need angles greater than the 180 a servo gives.

Roy.