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How to Use a Flex Sensor with an Arduino (Lesson #22)

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This video shows how to use flex sensor, a type of variable resistor that changes resistance when it bends, with an Arduino’s analog input.

See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm

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Tinkercad circuit with code: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iMDbb80meF5

0:00 sensor overview
0:43 circuit
2:57 code
5:03 summary

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