Potentiometer and sliding key, close-up. Potentiometers are a type of variable resistor. This is a linear potentiometer. Moving the sliding key (jocke

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Potentiometer and sliding key, close-up. Potentiometers are a type of variable resistor. This is a linear potentiometer. Moving the sliding key (jockey, black) varies the resistance across its contacts (parallel wires). Potentiometers are used in devices such as light dimmers and volume controls.

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