DIY - How to make a potentiometer?
Hi,
I'm trying to set an apparatus or rather a tool, to measure the Diameter of a tube, pipe, etc.
Iinitially I just want to check the dia OD with this tool. In the later part, I want to check for eccentricity, thickness and ID of the tube as well. But for now, the OD is more than sufficient.
I was thinking of a small hand-held or fixture of a small wire, that can be looped around the tube, and pulled back through a small cylinder, to cover the tube completely.
The wire would form a basic potentiometer, and give the analog value of the tube dia.
My question is - how to build such an equipment, and what all parts would I need?
how complicated would this be? Can anyone please help? Its a simple mecha-electronics apparatus.
Maximum diameter of tube - 12 mm
Minimum diameter of tube - 2 mm
(different sizes)
I'm trying to set an apparatus or rather a tool, to measure the Diameter of a tube, pipe, etc.
Iinitially I just want to check the dia OD with this tool. In the later part, I want to check for eccentricity, thickness and ID of the tube as well. But for now, the OD is more than sufficient.
I was thinking of a small hand-held or fixture of a small wire, that can be looped around the tube, and pulled back through a small cylinder, to cover the tube completely.
The wire would form a basic potentiometer, and give the analog value of the tube dia.
My question is - how to build such an equipment, and what all parts would I need?
how complicated would this be? Can anyone please help? Its a simple mecha-electronics apparatus.
Maximum diameter of tube - 12 mm
Minimum diameter of tube - 2 mm
(different sizes)
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