Parallel Resistance Calculator — Free tool for luthiers

Want to turn a potentiometer into a different value? Enter the starting potentiometer and the desired final value: the tool tells you which resistor to solder in parallel, with a suggestion of the nearest commercial value. A free tool for those who build and modify electric guitars. Bloggers and webmasters can grab the snippet below and embed it on their site for free.

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