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Trying to repair a Hyperkin Duke Xbox controller where the left trigger doesn't respond. Found that the resistance of this potentiometer doesn't change when it's moved, so I'm looking to replace it. I'm a novice with this stuff though and I'm having trouble identifying it. Any help is appreciated.

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[โ€“] pepsison52895@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It has 3 pins, and I found that it's a linear (B), 10k ohm (130, as you said), potentiometer. I found similar ones, but the 9 and 5 at the top concern me. The others that I found have a 60 and a 6 there instead.

[โ€“] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Linear checks out for this kind of application.

Potentiometers are pretty basic things. About the only thing I can think of that would be specified electrically is value (10k), wattage rating (but I doubt much current is sent through these in this application), linear/logarithmic taper, tolerance (often 5%, or 10%) and maybe the type of contact/track or something (probably doesn't matter).

Those numbers could be manufactured date or lot codes or similar.

How does the thumb "wheel" attach? Or is it built in? I can't tell from the single pic.

Other things to consider are the pin spacing and physical dimensions.