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Why should not the jockey be slided along the potentiometer wire?

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Why should not the jockey be slided along the potentiometer wire?
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Sliding the jockey on the potentiometer wire decreases the cross sectional area of the wire and thereby affects the fall of potential along the wire. This affects the potentiometer readings. Flence, the jockey should not be slided along the potentiometer wire.
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