For the electronic wizards -- Spoilers/Speedbrake potentiometer

I've gotten a hold of a spoilers/speedbrake device (I believe it is from simparts.de) --

It requires wiring to this mechanism:

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/atta...id=10243&stc=1

It appears to have 2 sections -- the top has a neutral, and a lead.
The bottom part has a neutral, and 2 other leads.

5 connections in total.

Is this a combination potentiometer + switch? (speedbrake would wire to a bodnar card, and the switch -- arm/disarm, to your I/O card?)

Or do all the wires feed into the bodnar joystick interface with axis?

Thank you.

HI,

What I would do is to take a multimeter and figure out what the wires actually do, potentiometer and switches. Then decide how to connect them, as a Bodnar card takes both analog and digital inputs.

Best regards,

--pim

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Originally Posted by Pim van Vrijaldenhoven

HI,

What I would do is to take a multimeter and figure out what the wires actually do, potentiometer and switches. Then decide how to connect them, as a Bodnar card takes both analog and digital inputs.

Best regards,

--pim

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Yes, thank you Pim. I will try the multimeter.