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    Default Sine Cosine Potentiometer

    For all you analog heads out there that refuse to sell out to digital!

    Thought I'd share a pretty cool device I found call the Sine-Cosine Hallpot Resolver. Just feed it +5V and you get a perfect sine/cosine output.

    Expensive little guy but built really well. There are no internal contacts to wear out, just a magnet and a couple coils of wire.

    These are available at hallpot.com!

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    enjoy!

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    Neat little pot. Have never seen one.
    What are they used for ??

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    They get used in synchro/resolver systems a lot. Used to be used a ton in old military fire control systems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lasersbee View Post
    Neat little pot. Have never seen one.
    What are they used for ??
    I've heard of a couple different uses, not many, which is why they are so expensive due to so little demand. They are a perfect solution for a project I've been working on though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DZ View Post
    I've heard of a couple different uses, not many, which is why they are so expensive due to so little demand. They are a perfect solution for a project I've been working on though.
    Are you building a fire control system, DZ???
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    Those guys are only about 30 miles from me

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    I have some sin cos pots. Used in early analog X,Y,Z vector rotator circuits.

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    I've seen resolvers used on servos in industrial control, helpful to determine rotation direction and speed. Good stuff!

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    Thanks for the feedback on these Sine-Cosine Pot uses guys.

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    Very cool gadget,,,, thanks for link!
    Cheers

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