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What are the 3 terminals on a potentiometer?

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A potentiometer has 3 pins. Two terminals (the blue and green) are connected to a resistive element and the third terminal (the black one) is connected to an adjustable wiper. The potentiometer can work as a rheostat (variable resistor) or as a voltage divider.

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