What are the applications of potentiometer?

Applications:

There are some important applications of potentiometer which are given below.

• The potentiometer is used in radio and television (TV) receiver for volume control, tone control and linearity control.
• The potentiometer is used in medical equipment.
• It is used in wood processing machine.
• It is used in injection mold machines.
• Potentiometers are widely used as user controls, and may control a very wide variety of equipment functions.
• It is used in robotics.
• It is used in joysticks as a position transducer.
• It is used in TRIAC switching applications.
• The potentiometer is used as a voltage divider in the electronic circuit.
• It is used in computer controlled monitoring of sports equipment.