Pots Help

[flibbergibbin]

I was wondering how do you add to the resistence (in series) and take away (in parallel) on pots? I have only a few pots to work with and was wondering how to do this just in case I need to up the value or decrease it. For parallel is it wiper to one of the outside lugs? I'm lost. Please help.

[BrianJ]

Google "bendy pots" or "the sectret life of potentiometers."  Both are good web sites explaning the techniques (and consequences) of changing pot values (and tapers) with series/parallel resistor combinations. 

I recommend buying a couple of the common value pots for experiments.  You'll never be able to get totally satifactory results without using the part you are supposed to.

[ezanker]

Check out the Analog Alchemy Electronics Math Helper: http://analogalchemy.diystompboxes.com/emh/emh.html