[sdiy] Resolution of analogue potentiometers?

[Michael Zacherl]

Hi Neil,

On 12.2.2013, at 08:29 , Neil Johnson wrote:
> 
> For any potentiometer questions I always start with:
> 
> http://www.bourns.com/data/global/pdfs/OnlinePotentiometerHandbook.pdf

thanks for that - it's a great source!

> For non-wirewound pots (carbon, cermet, conductive plastic) you are talking about the output smoothness.  
> See page 163 of the above PDF (they screwed up the page ordering during scanning.... sigh).  
> Also check out adjustability on PDF page 165.  
> The term resolution is only applicable to wirewound pots apparently -- see PDF page 168 onwards.

It wasn't too easy for me to find the right terms for this question (as other replies on this thread suggest).
"Smoothness" makes more sense indeed, although I found for instance this datasheet where resolution
is denominated in degrees: 
<http://www.contelec.ch/en/products.html?no_cache=1&action=details&pfam=PL130&typ=Potentiometer&bid=&cHash=483517adf6f70398a43e3b1c4510b9b9>

I didn't take this for granted, but instead of helping it raised more questions.

cheers, Michael.

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