pots

[hawk-run]

I read some were that the sovereign does not have pots. then does that mean that if a detector does not have a screen it has no pots and if it does have a screen it has pots And what is a pot?

 

[seeker41]

sorry!! pot is short for potentiometer.

 

[hawk-run]

sorry!! pot is short for potentiometer.

Well thank you but what is a potentiometer.....

 

[dbsmokey]

sorry!! pot is short for potentiometer.

Well thank you but what is a potentiometer.....

 

[hawk-run]

Thank you that looks like something that a detector without a screen would have or has switches & knobs.......

 

[dbsmokey]

Thank you that looks like something that a detector without a screen would have or has switches & knobs.......

A potentiometer is a variable resistor.

 

[gleaner1]

Hope this helps, the older analog detectors have these, but I think newer ones have them also.

 

[Ronfrommichigan]

Yea the GT and other Sovereigns models have internal pots.Most Sovereign user's will adjust the internal tone pot to suit their hearing.Good Luck

 

[seeker41]

then does that mean that if a detector does not have a screen it has no pots .......
no! a detector with no display could have internal pots, pots inside the unit that are not meant to be messed with by the user. and external pots which are are adjusted by the user such as, volume, sensitivity, discrimination etc:

and if it does have a screen it has pots?? .......
if it has a display it could still have internal pots and external pots.

pots are used to fine-tune, calibrate, adjust, increase/decrease. some you should not mess with unless you have calibration equipment.
hope this helped.

 

[Ronfrommichigan]

By the way if you ever have a bad pot the one with the external knob.Remove from the detector a couple squirts with WD40 and you are back in business.

 

[Dixie Digger]

tone pot for the GT

 

[gleaner1]

By the way if you ever have a bad pot the one with the external knob.Remove from the detector a couple squirts with WD40 and you are back in business.

Ron, no arm wrestling match here, don't get me wrong. But, WD40 is the very last thing you want to squirt your pot with. A really high quality electrical parts cleaner spray is the only way to clean your pot. WD40 is the best way to fubar it.

 

[Keppy]

That's what i have read & heard about WD40 that after it has been on for a time it gets gummy or stickey...... Or something like that...... So i am carefull on what i use it on..............

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

That's what i have read & heard about WD40 that after it has been on for a time it gets gummy or stickey...... Or something like that...... So i am carefull on what i use it on..............

Keppy is correct, WD40 will get gummy and stickey after awhile........

 

[Keppy]

That's what i have read & heard about WD40 that after it has been on for a time it gets gummy or stickey...... Or something like that...... So i am carefull on what i use it on..............

Keppy is correct, WD40 will get gummy and stickey after awhile........

You see...... Treasure and gleaner .... also know about WD40.........It can mess things up if you use it on the wrong things............. And fix things up if you use it on the right things ...I would not use it on pots............

 

[gleaner1]

All problems can fixed with good knowledge. Duct tape and WD40 have their place.

 

[Keppy]

All problems can fixed with good knowledge. Duct tape and WD40 have their place.

Oh i like duck tape..

 

[steve from ohio]

sorry!! pot is short for potentiometer.

Well thank you but what is a potentiometer.....

A pot or potentiometer is a knob controlled variable switch that controls the amount of current (amperage) that can pass that pot. It is used for control of things like volume and is old school electronics but is still a viable technology. New machines like the Excalibur use pots quite effectively.

A pot has a contact that moves over another contact point and gives variable resistance to the circuit.

Here is a link to an explanation as to what is a pot.......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer

 

[Keppy]

sorry!! pot is short for potentiometer.

Well thank you but what is a potentiometer.....

A pot or potentiometer is a knob controlled variable switch that controls the amount of current (amperage) that can pass that pot. It is used for control of things like volume and is old school electronics but is still a viable technology. New machines like the Excalibur use pots quite effectively.

A pot has a contact that moves over another contact point and gives variable resistance to the circuit.

Here is a link to an explanation as to what is a pot.......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentiometer

The Excalibur like the Sovereign have been around since 1992 with very little changes...... What i mean they are not really new ..........