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kingsplay
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_ 		31. July 2009 @ 23:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can you do a POT calibration w/out a multimeter?
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eebeejay
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_ 		31. July 2009 @ 23:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes you can, but you shouldn't. You need the multimeter to tell you the values.

I've done lots of GameCubes without a meter with no problem. I always use a fine tipped marker to place a mark at the 12 o'clock position on the potentiometer before adjusting it, so can see it move, but it's not anywhere as accurate as using a multimeter.

Use a multimeter.
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kingsplay
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_ 		31. July 2009 @ 23:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I dont have access to one :P. So its not safe to do this?
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chris4160
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by kingsplay:
 I dont have access to one :P. So its not safe to do this?
They're only $10.
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kingsplay
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
from where?
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chris4160
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ebay, etc. They don't have to be fancy
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kingsplay
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, one more question, where can I get a 2mm flathead screwdriver? I cant find one anywhere on google.
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kingsplay
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Seems I found something close... would this do? http://cgi.ebay.com/Wiha-Pico-Soft-Grip-...p3286.m20.l1116
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C4RN1
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 00:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wouldn't attempt a pot calibration without a multimeter. Like chris mentioned they're so cheap it's really not worth the risk.

buy everything you need at harbor freight tools.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearc...word=multimeter

while you're there

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/di...temnumber=91310

buy that and you can take anything apart.

I've had that set for 2 years now and it's helped me fix so many electronics, it will pay for itself the first time you use it.
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kingsplay
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_ 		1. August 2009 @ 01:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nevermind, thanks.
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