"Victory" wrote in message
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Sweet success! Thank you so much. It goes pretty much through the
entire cycle of bright to dim as it turns.

I was going to put an ON/OFF switch with another 3-prong POT when I
couldn't get this 5 prong POT going, but this is great.

Now, since you have been so completely helpful, I am going ask one
more favor - I want to find a source for a 5-prong pots like this
online - but I want to make sure it is smaller and lighter than what I
have, (which is about 1 inch high) - any suggestions?

Dunno. Wherabouts in the world are you ? If in the UK, Maplins do quite a
range. Probably Farnell and RS as well. You can now order from them without
being 'trade'. If in the US, Digikey or Mouser, perhaps ? I would suggest
that Google is your friend here ... Look for "pot with switch" and you
probably are looking for ones with a linear rather than logarithmic taper.
(Google that for a better understanding). Wiki have some very good sections
on basic electronics. Try typing into their search box for articles that you
might understand ok. The 'prongs' are called tags, or pins if it's a printed
circuit mounting component. Be careful with going any 'lighter' duty on the
component, as its (relatively) delicate guts may not be able to stand the
current that the LED draws at high brightness. These days, pots tend to all
be of the 'Japanese' variety that you show in your pictures, so you will
probably struggle a bit to get a smaller one with a switch, in any case.
Anyway, glad you got it going in the end, and hope you learnt something
along the way

(even if it is just about top and bottom posting conventions ... d;~} )

Arfa