What’s Potentiometer?

 

Potentiometer is a variable resistor with three terminals. Mechanical turning of a shaft can be used to produce variable resistance and potential. For details, please refer to the glossary Variable Resistor.

 

A 100 kΩ Potentiometer

A 100 kΩ Potentiometer

 

In PCB manufacturing, sometimes, a conductive carbon ink printed board can be replace a potentiometer.