bringing down the value of a pot...

[ugly_guitar_guy]

If I had a 100k pot and I attached a 47K resistor to the travel to ground what would I essentially be making the value? (I'm at work and cannot test this unfortunately). How would I figure this out for other values as well? Thanks.

[GibsonGM]

Click on the GEOFEX link above, and read "The Secret Life of Pots"...it explains tailoring pots in much detail.   In your case, I believe you would be altering the taper only...placing a resistor ACROSS the entire pot will change the value, as in R1xR2/R1+R2.   Depends on whether you're using it as a current divider or voltage divider...

[John Lyons]

Yes, the taper will be affected as well as the total resistance.
Basically you will be making a super audio taper pot.
Usually a resistor 20% of the total pot value (connected from wiper to ground) will make a linear taper pot into a pretty standard audio taper pot.

john

[Nick C.]

Link to cool calculator to change pot value.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/analogalchemy/emh/emh.html