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06/24/06 13:50
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#119010 - Take care...
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Michael said:
I trying to replace a 2k ohm mechanical pot in my tankless water heater with a digital pot but am having difficulties finding one with a 2k end to end resistance. If any one has any suggestions where I may find one like this I would appreciate your help. I have searched the net and found as low as 10k at Dallas/Maxim. The mechanical has 3 leads. I do not know what the circuit is on the control board.

If you don't know what the circuit is, then you probably cannot use a digital pot. Take care, input and output voltages of such a digtal pot must fullfill some maximum specifications. You should at least know whether these are violated by the circuit!

Kai

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TopicAuthorDate
Looking for 2k ohm digital pot            01/01/70 00:00      
   Take care...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Checking the voltage during operation            01/01/70 00:00      
      Traced circuit to the PIC on the board            01/01/70 00:00      
         hmmm            01/01/70 00:00      
         I would be very careful            01/01/70 00:00      
   ?            01/01/70 00:00      
      This is how the Mechnical Pot works            01/01/70 00:00      
         Am I missing something ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            What would be the fun..            01/01/70 00:00      
               The fun would be to avoid a barbecue            01/01/70 00:00      
               fun vs safety            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Exactly!!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Already installed on the unit            01/01/70 00:00      
         thankless water heaters            01/01/70 00:00      
            Oh yes there is...            01/01/70 00:00      
               no way feasible, not no way in the world            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Valve in the outlet            01/01/70 00:00      
            There is always the controled facsets            01/01/70 00:00      
               how fast are they?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Flush fast            01/01/70 00:00      
                     The unit has no flow control or sensor            01/01/70 00:00      
                     that will depend on the plumbing            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Showers            01/01/70 00:00      

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