How do i alter a 50K Pot???

[tatems]

I have this 50K slide pot which i want to turn into a 100K pot so i can use it in my wah pedal i'm making.

Is is possible to put a resistor between lugs 1 and 3 or would i have to get two pots and put them in series and make sure i pull them at the same time?

[petemoore]

to get 100k of variance from a 50k is impossible.
 to get 50k variance 'within' 100k total R value...stick a 50k on an outside lug [pot goes variable R between 0k-50k or 50k-100k]
 Two 25k resistors with pot 'sandwiched'...you get to tune between 25k and 75k
 I could type all day, best way to get a 100k pot is with one, but I've used 500k pots witha 100k across the outside lugs.
 How many lugs of the pot are you going to need?

[tatems]

would two 50k pots in series work?

[petemoore]

how many lugs are you going to use ?
 if you put the lug 1 of pot 1 < all four other lugs as wiper and lug 3 of pot 2 as > [other outside lug]...and turn...tune etc. [I guess]...for all that I'd probably just get the 100k or try the effect of a 'doctored' 50k...maybe you don't really need a full 100k Variability of resistances there, and can 'cajole' a 50k with resistor[s on the side[s of it...I don't know...maybe try it...I'd just go for the 100k.
 but...you'd have to turn them just so to get the same ranges [left and right of the wiper] and ratios as a 100k.
 For something that would be tuned and left...ok...just tune and leave.
 But for the wah sweep pot...I'd use 1 pot of course.

[tatems]

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[tatems]

i would probably only connect one pot to the circuit and then connect that pot in series with the other one if that would work.

[petemoore]

When all else fails, the DMM will tell all.