Short Rotation Potentiometer

[glentay]

I've been looking for a 50K pot that only rotates 45 degrees and can't find one anywhere! It's being used as a voltage divider so simply using a larger pot value and turning it less will not work. Anyone know a supplier? Can I modify a pot somehow?

Thanks,

Glen

 

[Blars]

My ideas are: (1) gear drive (2) open and modify an available pot

 

[crutschow]

You might see if you can find a pot with a tap at the desired location.

 

[LTX71CM]

Will the pot be mounted on a panel or open on top of a board? Can't you use a fixed resistor for the minimum and combine it different value pot to adjust only the usable range? Maybe a digital pot would work for you.

 

[Rbeckett]

I was thinkin of using a precision pot set up to reduce the actual response range and use the entire sweep. Worth a thought anyway

 

[4pyros]

I've been looking for a 50K pot that only rotates 45 degrees and can't find one anywhere!

Is this for a replacment pot for something? Let us know what it is and maybe we can help. Andy