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pots for Happ analog joystick
Matthew Fisher:
One last question (I'm trying like hell not to have to drop $50 on those Happ pots! :'(). Resistors in series are additive, so if I put a 47.5k resistor (or equivalent resistors) in line before the 5V hits the pot, my voltage should be centered (2.5V goes out when the stick is centered) but the attanuation range will be knocked down by 20X, I think. Would I be able to calibrate the stick with this reduced range? Please don't flame me too badly if I've said something stupid. I'm kinda just thinking out loud here...