Tinkercad Circuits #4 - How to Connect a Potentiometer as a Voltage Divider.

I show you how to use a potentiometer as a voltage divider in Tinkercad Circuits. I also include how to use fixed resistors to do the same thing at no extra charge :)
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[@ibendiben]

Doest the arduino need to be connected to ground of the voltage supply too??

[@MakeBasicElectronics]

Good catch! Yes, they should be connected if you were building a complete circuit. I was concentrating more on how to understand a voltage divider than actually using it in a circuit, but connecting the grounds would be the right thing to do.

[@ibendiben]

@@MakeBasicElectronics Glad I was right! Would've confused the hell out of me ;)