Description: The slide potentiometer is an electronic component with a slide contact that allows for user-adjustable resistance of voltage.
slide potentiometer
-10K Slide Pot
Fight Spectacle Use: In Project 1: Fight Spectacle, slide potentiometers were used to record the pressure of a boxing glove as it slides back along the wrist upon impact. The potentiometer was secured to the wrist and a metal piece was attached to the slide and to the glove. When impact was page the glove would push the metal piece into the slide contact. The reading of the potentiometer would cause a series of LEDs to illuminate. A spring was attached to the potentiometer to return the slide contact to it's default position after the pressure is released.
