Mini trim pot to big potentiometer
I tried to wire in a big potentiometer in place of the mini trim pot that came with my heater , the trim pot looked to me like it only used 2 out of the three legs , so I wired in the big potentiom...
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8k ohm is a strange value.
I've never been able to measure resistance of a pot with it still soldered in place.
I've only run one 3 wire pot in the dozens of voltage buckers that i have run remote pots on, and it turns out 2 wires would have been enough as two legs always seem to have continuity between them when I test before removal.
Is your solder perhaps bridging the contacts? I've done that before for zero voltage control effect nut was able to remove the bridge to return full function, but none were on dual sided circuit boards.
I've never been able to measure resistance of a pot with it still soldered in place.
I've only run one 3 wire pot in the dozens of voltage buckers that i have run remote pots on, and it turns out 2 wires would have been enough as two legs always seem to have continuity between them when I test before removal.
Is your solder perhaps bridging the contacts? I've done that before for zero voltage control effect nut was able to remove the bridge to return full function, but none were on dual sided circuit boards.
