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Posted by Don Williams [184.39.223.92] on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 20:26:32 :
In Reply to: Swap in a Ford/Gm/Toyota part? posted by chriscase [75.36.36.216] on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 16:27:08 :
You can measure the resistance of a potentiometer with an ohmmeter. Usually it will be a range somewhere between 0 - 500 ohms up to something like 0 - 1,000,000 ohms. There are many standard ranges in-between these mentioned as well as others outside these ranges. My point is that once you know your range it is easy to find a substitute. The higher the power rating (in Watts) the more rugged the unit is. Potentiometers are generally a very rugged item if the application is correct. They certainly should not fail at the rate you are seeing.