What have you done to your car lately?

**adam_92** · 3rd February 2013, 07:32 PM

Yeah, I recon its a focus looking at the door handles.

**Feelinlucky75** · 3rd February 2013, 10:02 PM

hope your mum is ok adam.

Originally Posted by chris_r

Speaking of brakes, also put a new set of pads on the iLoad. 70,000kms on Bendix Heavy Duty pads isn't too bad, so I used the same pads again. Much less dust creation than the factory spec pads too.

I am using bendix on my ah and the difference in dust is huge... my back wheels look filthy because they still have standard pads on lol...

**guy 27** · 5th February 2013, 03:03 PM

Sat nav console and a bit of tidying up on the vert interior
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**gman** · 5th February 2013, 03:57 PM

Ordered 4 x 150mm linear potentimeters for the Astra. Now we can measure and log suspension travel in compression and bounce as well as see of we are creating decent downforce with the planned aero package by logging speed versus compression with minimal steering angle!!

**PaulyJ** · 5th February 2013, 04:07 PM

English?

**adam_92** · 5th February 2013, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by PaulyJ

English?

Even I understood that pauly...

**gman** · 5th February 2013, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by PaulyJ

English?

I no speak a da Engrish...So sorry Click here to enlarge

**scamp** · 5th February 2013, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by PaulyJ

English?

I agree , I used to work for altronics ( twice actually ) and this is a potentiometer
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so how is it going to measure suspension travel ?? These just adjust resistance in a circuit ??

**adam_92** · 5th February 2013, 05:59 PM

A suspension Potentiometer, is different to regular potentiometer...

Fitted like so.
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**gman** · 5th February 2013, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by scamp

I agree , I used to work for altronics ( twice actually ) and this is a potentiometer
so how is it going to measure suspension travel ?? These just adjust resistance in a circuit ??

I disagree and perhaps a 3rd term at Altronics is in your future Click here to enlarge

What you have pictured is a rotary potentiometer and this varies resistance based on the rotary movement of a shaft.

However, you missed an important piece of information in the naming of the items to hand, those being LINEAR Potentiometers. Not Rotary Potentiometers.

So, the definition of Linear is - of, relating to, or resembling a line (straight)

So if a rotary potentiometer works through the variation of resistance through rotary or circular movement, how do you think a linear potentiometer works.

Hint: They look like this and move in a straight line....
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EDIT: Adam!!! Bugger beat me to it!! Damn slow loading photobucket!! Click here to enlarge

However you can also use a spring loaded rotary potentiometer or a load cell where the forces are high enough....

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