mozikluv New Member Mar 9, 2004 #1 hi everybody, is a positive temperature coefficient pot a common device? can anyone refer me to a site with sufficient info on this device? thanx in advance
hi everybody, is a positive temperature coefficient pot a common device? can anyone refer me to a site with sufficient info on this device? thanx in advance
K Klaus New Member Mar 10, 2004 #2 You can safely assume that a wire wound pot has a PTC. Similarily, a carbon track pot would have a NTC. I guess the modern pots with cermet or conductive plastic tracks would have close to zero TC. For info on specific pots you could try a google search on manufacturers spec sheets.
You can safely assume that a wire wound pot has a PTC. Similarily, a carbon track pot would have a NTC. I guess the modern pots with cermet or conductive plastic tracks would have close to zero TC. For info on specific pots you could try a google search on manufacturers spec sheets.
mozikluv New Member Mar 10, 2004 #3 PTC pots hi klaus, thanx for the info, most of the time am using carbon pots (burr-brown) and maybe i could count how may times i have used wire wounds. time to do research on ptc pots.
PTC pots hi klaus, thanx for the info, most of the time am using carbon pots (burr-brown) and maybe i could count how may times i have used wire wounds. time to do research on ptc pots.
A ajohne20022001 New Member Aug 5, 2004 #4 good of you Klaus said: You can safely assume that a wire wound pot has a PTC. Similarily, a carbon track pot would have a NTC. I guess the modern pots with cermet or conductive plastic tracks would have close to zero TC. For info on specific pots you could try a google search on manufacturers spec sheets. Click to expand... good of you
good of you Klaus said: You can safely assume that a wire wound pot has a PTC. Similarily, a carbon track pot would have a NTC. I guess the modern pots with cermet or conductive plastic tracks would have close to zero TC. For info on specific pots you could try a google search on manufacturers spec sheets. Click to expand... good of you