Resistor in Series with Pot?

[Chuck]

I’m contemplating a mod to a functioning pedal (actually several but only one has me mildly confused) and I need a little help with the Topic Title of this post.  Pictures work way better for me than long discussions so, is this what I need to be doing to have a resistor in series with a pot?

I don’t have any intention of a modification to a Hot Chilicon – I just grabbed an empty board, a random pot and a random resistor as props.  I’m also thinking I’d need to add a jumper between lugs 2 and 3 on the pot.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Billy]

Chuck

Yes that’s series resistance just for info:

It depends on what you’re trying to do the way you’ve got it wired as you know would give you a variable resistor in place of R2 your series resistance would be added in both directions and no jumper would be required

In this case between lugs 1 and 2 and 1 and 3 both CW and CCW it wouldn’t add anything between lugs 2 and 3 in either direction

So if you were using it so that when turned down it wouldn’t completely turn off, on a gain pot for example that should work

If you added resistance to lug 2 turned either way it would add resistance between lugs 1 and 2 and 2 and 3 but not 1 and 3 basically it’ll only affect whatever lug connects to the lug with added resistance

The best thing to do is get your meter out solder resistors on, use a clip as a jumper and experiment

That’s what I do because I can never remember what happens

 

 

 

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