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May 23, 2020 -
What do you think is a better way to measure pedal travel and why? (load sensor excluded)
I read a lot about hall sensors being better because of no moving parts. But potentiometers still seems good enough for cars. Also supercars.
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The pots in your gaming pedals are worth a couple $ at most. There is no pot in a drive by wire car or supercar pedal assembly. Therewere pots used as throttle position sensor 20 years ago, on the throttle assembly, and they wear out and die, so manufacturers replaced them with light based position sensors.
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I used to fix joysticks with pots in them and they seemed to fail very frequently. The ones with the Hall effects rarely failed. I’ve found deadzones with the pot even when brand new and 5% tolerance.
Mouser
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Pot vs. sensor - Mouser Electronics
Hall Effect · A moving magnet creates changes in magnetic field strength that are · detected by an electromagnetic sensor (typically an ASIC). The raw signal · is converted into a stable voltage output. Can be either rotary or linear. Potentiometer · Variable resistor where an electrical contact moves across conductive ·
Hall Effect vs potentimeter
More detailed and specific information can make you more clear. Hall effect used in moving magnet creates changes in magnetic field strength that are detected by an electromagnetic sensor where potentiometer is a Variable resistor where an electrical contact moves across conductive plastic element. More on forum.allaboutcircuits.com
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Replacing potentiometer with a Hall sensor in PWM DC motor control module - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
I have a DC motor speed controller (PWM) that uses a 100 kΩ potentiometer to adjust motor speed. I also have an electronic throttle pedal that used a 49E Hall-Effect sensor (+5 V, 0.8-4.2 V signal,... More on electronics.stackexchange.com
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I have a wind scooter , the throttle with hall sensor give me very slow speed when i test it with potentiometer it’s work very good and full speed …. Where is the problem i am looking to use ebike throttle not potentiometer More on endless-sphere.com
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Potentiometer VS hall sensor
The pots in your gaming pedals are worth a couple $ at most. There is no pot in a drive by wire car or supercar pedal assembly. Therewere pots used as throttle position sensor 20 years ago, on the throttle assembly, and they wear out and die, so manufacturers replaced them with light based position sensors. More on reddit.com
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ProModeler
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About pots vs Hall Effect sensors
Why don't ProModeler servos use Hall Effect sensors instead of pots (potentiometers), aren't they better? Click to read more · E: [email protected]
All About Circuits
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Hall Effect vs potentimeter | All About Circuits
March 28, 2016 - Hall effect used in moving magnet creates changes in magnetic field strength that are detected by an electromagnetic sensor where potentiometer is a Variable resistor where an electrical contact moves across conductive plastic element.
HiTech Creations
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Potentiometers vs Hall Effect Sensors
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Potentiometers
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Hall-Effect Rotary Position Sensor
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Hackaday
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Better Simulators With Homemade Potentiometers | Hackaday
May 24, 2019 - Instead of grinding carbon and copper contact, which will produce all sorts of spikes and contact bounce possibly, this thing. Hall effect sensors are analog, but very, very linear compared to a cheap potentiometer, because, well, cheap ...
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DIY Flightstick: Hall Sensors vs Potentiometer vs ??? - r/HotasDIY
Primary axises (X Y and maybe Z) should be on hall sensors, but you can use high quality potentiometers such as the P260 series coupled with good ADC you'll be fine.
X Simulator
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Replacing potentiometers with Hall effect sensors
I just finished a full scale test after replacing the potentiometers in one of our controllers both steering and pedals with Hall effect sensors. The...
Electronic Products
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Pot vs. sensor - Electronic Products
November 1, 2010 - Potentiometers are only one of many technologies that sense position by converting motion into an electrical output. Hall-effect, optical encoders, and capacitive sensors are all other successful position-sensing technologies.
Beisensors
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Position Sensors & Encoders | Sensata Technologies
Hall effect sensors measure the position of a rotating magnet to produce an analog position signal. View Product · Potentiometers use a variation in resistance to measure rotary or linear position.
Controllers
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Hall Effect Versus Potentiometer Desktop Controllers - Controllers
June 4, 2022 - Although hall effect joysticks offer many advantages over potentiometer controllers, they too have some downsides. For one, the available voltage supply will be a limiting factor. Hall effect controllers need a 5VDC whereas the potentiometer joysticks can work with a range of voltages.
Spectra Symbol
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Can Potentiometers Replace Hall Effect Sensors?
June 11, 2025 - In many use cases, the expected lifespan or environmental conditions do not justify the cost or complexity of Hall Effect or similar sensors. As a result, potentiometers—particularly sealed and miniature variants—can be a more efficient and sufficient solution.
P3 America
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Hall Effect vs Potentiometer Joysticks - P3 America, Inc.
March 13, 2020 - Based on the change in magnetic field, the hall effect sensor acts just like a potentiometer but eliminates the degradation of the element because there is no need for a physical wiper arm.
Adminstrumentengineering
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Comparison: Precision Potentiometer vs. Hall Effect Sensor | ADM Instrument Engineering
July 22, 2025 - Despite these minor drawbacks, ... complete stroke cycles. Hall effect is the voltage that is produced across a conductive material, such as a semiconductor, when a current is flowing through it while subjected to the presence of a magnetic field....
Endless Sphere
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Hall sensor and potentiometer | Endless Sphere DIY EV Forum
September 17, 2023 - So, what's different between a hall sensored throttle, and a potentiometer type. In this instance the fact that a hall sensored throttle requires POWER to operate. Unlike the potentiometer which is a simple voltage divider using resistance.
HeliFreak
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Why isn't everyone using hall effect sensors instead of pots in servos? - HeliFreak
April 6, 2015 - Honeywell APS00B rotary hall sensor is around 90 cents a unit in bulk, less than a high quality pot and other such chips are similar in price. So why
iFixit
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Hall-Effect Joysticks: How do they work and how will they eliminate joystick drift? - iFixit
A contactless joystick input ... to drift. Whereas a potentiometer joystick is nearly guaranteed to fail eventually, a Hall-Effect joystick could hypothetically last the entire lifetime of the controller....
Ctielectronics
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Potentiometer Joystick, Hall Effect Joystick, Inductive Joystick & Optical Joystick from CTI Electronics
The hall effect joystick has an advantage over the potentiometer joystick in that there is no physical contacting wear issue with the sensor itself. But the bails mechanism or gimbal mechanism for each magnet does move and will wear over time thus causing mechanical hysteresis.