hybridcheef
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i need a 100k potentiometer but dont know whether i need a linear one or a logarithmic or whatever i dont know. can someone tell me and i linked a few in the next post sorry.
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good place to get potentiometer for meanwell
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hybridcheef
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what about these ones? https://www.amazon.com/JIUWU-Guitar...1493762075&sr=8-3&keywords=100k+potentiometer
do i want linear, lagorithmic?
these are pretty cool too, would these work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-100K-O...954847?hash=item1a2ad8189f:g:jgsAAOSwCQZZA0Dj
and theres also these. linear
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-WH5-1A...ad5d5c8&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=311399709193
do i want linear, lagorithmic?
these are pretty cool too, would these work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-100K-O...954847?hash=item1a2ad8189f:g:jgsAAOSwCQZZA0Dj
and theres also these. linear
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-WH5-1A...ad5d5c8&pid=100005&rk=5&rkt=6&sd=311399709193
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hybridcheef
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that dont answer my question, did you check my links? will those work for my meanwell 240-2100b driver?
itsmetobyt
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The only thing worth saving on these are the knobs. Total junk. I replaced them with these....Linear Taper 1/2 watt 100K Ohm Potentiometers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002KRE2U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_JbpHKzTSpa94s. Added a 10k ohm resistor to the neg. side as per @gromau5. Gives dimming down to 10% with the resistor in place. No problems since I changed them out.
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Halfandhalf
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Got 5 for $5 on ebay. None go up to 100%, highest is ~90%. So if I understand correctly none of them are actually 100k. Someone in the thread I made about this recommended 125k to go to max.
SupraSPL
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Ya I bought a few bags of the 100K cheapies and they range from 88K-115K. I used the ones over 100K and 2 or 3 of them went bad over time. The bad ones caused my driver to reduce its output power to 50% and would flicker occasionally. At first I thought my drivers were bad but eventually I realized it was the pots, even though they tested fine on the bench.
Bourns makes good stuff I wonder how these would be.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-Bourn...602973?hash=item4b15ff581d:g:hoAAAOSwBOtY-9Es
Even if you have a pot that is over 100K you will get slightly more driver output when you disconnect the pot. You can install a switch to interrupt the pot for a small driver boost.
Bourns makes good stuff I wonder how these would be.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-Bourn...602973?hash=item4b15ff581d:g:hoAAAOSwBOtY-9Es
Even if you have a pot that is over 100K you will get slightly more driver output when you disconnect the pot. You can install a switch to interrupt the pot for a small driver boost.
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