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    Question about Cessna trim wheel

    Hi,
    I'm building now cessna 172 trim wheel and I want to use a potentiometer for trim level regulation. But potentiometers are rotating only in 275 (or 270) degrees so what do you think? It's will be ok or I should use gearwheel? or maybe use encoder instead of potentiometer? The simulator will not be an exact replica of the Cessna 172 aircraft.

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    Sorry for language mistakes

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    Re: Question about Cessna trim wheel

    You need to use a 10 turn pot like this one. I use one of these for my GA trim wheel, and it works really well

    http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/E...NnFyhhtFuys%3D

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    Re: Question about Cessna trim wheel

    Quote Originally Posted by den19 View Post
    You need to use a 10 turn pot like this one. I use one of these for my GA trim wheel, and it works really well

    http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/E...NnFyhhtFuys%3D

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    This is how I built mine as well.

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    Re: Question about Cessna trim wheel

    Thanks for help! I will use this potentiometers.

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    Re: Question about Cessna trim wheel

    Are these 10 turn pots seen as an axis or button clicks like a encoder?

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    Re: Question about Cessna trim wheel

    Hi Alex,

    10 turn pots are just like regular pots electronically so they will appear like an axis.

    Tom.

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