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AutomationDirect adds linear position potentiometers and accessories

April 9, 2020 By Heather Hall Leave a Comment

GEFRAN linear potentiometers and accessories are now available from AutomationDirect. Linear potentiometers are used to detect position and linear direction movement. A sliding contact moves along a linear resistive element acting as a variable resistor. The proportional change in resistance indicates the position and provides a distance measurement signal. A signal conditioner can be used with the potentiometers to convert the signal to 0-10 V or 4-20 mA.

Eight series of linear potentiometers are available. Configuration styles include slide housing, heavy duty cylinder with rod eyes, rodless slide, spring loaded with ball tip, ½-in.-diameter cylinder with flange, rod-eye or bracket mounting, and ¾-in. cylinder with rod-eye mounting. Stroke lengths vary from 10 to 1,000 mm depending on the series.

Starting at $146, Gefran linear potentiometers from AutomationDirect are CE approved and have a 3-year warranty.

For more information, visit automationdirect.com/linear-potentiometers

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