potentiometer
noun
po·ten·ti·om·e·ter
pə-ˌten(t)-shē-ˈä-mə-tər 
1
: an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
2
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There’s a 32-step digital potentiometer for controlling the volume level and includes a push function for switching inputs.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Each controller has top cases and button replacement sets in black and white, plus the two inner circuit boards that provide charging, input, vibration, and, of course, sockets with new potentiometers installed to fix stick drift.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023
Valve’s sticks use potentiometers instead, which are more vulnerable to drift.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2023
Joy-Cons register movement when a small wiper inside the joystick module (potentiometer) moves across a small pad, changing resistance levels and altering the recorded voltage.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
There’s even little graphics on the panel to clue you in on the function each potentiometer controls.
—Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Over the years, Shepard’s also made key modifications to Black’s guitars - installing new potentiometers and DiMarzio pickups, , which control volume and tone.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2020
Mikeasaurus wired these chips, along with their speakers, up to potentiometers and put the whole lot inside two furniture-moving disks from the dime-store.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2011
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Each controller has top cases and button replacement sets in black and white, plus the two inner circuit boards that provide charging, input, vibration, and, of course, sockets with new potentiometers installed to fix stick drift.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023
Valve’s sticks use potentiometers instead, which are more vulnerable to drift.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2023
Joy-Cons register movement when a small wiper inside the joystick module (potentiometer) moves across a small pad, changing resistance levels and altering the recorded voltage.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
There’s even little graphics on the panel to clue you in on the function each potentiometer controls.
—Kevin Krewell, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Over the years, Shepard’s also made key modifications to Black’s guitars - installing new potentiometers and DiMarzio pickups, , which control volume and tone.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 Jan. 2020
Mikeasaurus wired these chips, along with their speakers, up to potentiometers and put the whole lot inside two furniture-moving disks from the dime-store.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2011
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potentiometer
noun
po·ten·ti·om·e·ter
pə-ˌten-chē-ˈäm-ət-ər
: an instrument for measuring electromotive forces
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