INPUTS			Unit of Measure
transducer displacement: actual	actual travel		in, mm, °, etc.
transducer range: maximum	design travel		in, mm, °, etc.
power supply voltage (input voltage)	voltage applied across RED and BLACK		VDC
potentiometer power rating	per manufacturer's specification		W
potentiometer resistance	resistance between RED and BLACK		ohms

OUTPUTS			Unit of Measure
voltage output	voltage across WHITE and BLACK	5.7143	VDC
current (across potentiometer)	current across WHITE and BLACK	2.4000	mA
current (max recommended)		20.0000	mA
power supply voltage (max recommended)		100.0000	VDC

To learn more about potentiometers used as voltage dividers, review this "Potentiometer as a Voltage Divider" article.

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