Potentiometer values and ratings

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Hello everyone. I need to replace this potentiometer. I an not sure how to comprehend these values. Also, I don't understand why there is a resistor in parallel. What is the wattage rating and is it possible to get a potentiometer that can operate correctly without that resistor?
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200 ohms 5% Not sure what the L0.5 means.
http://www.widap.ch/fileadmin/pdf/Dokumentation_aktuell_2014/Englisch/Register_10/10_1_10-12_e_Single_turn_precision_wire-wound_potentiometers_714.pdf

The resistor doesn't make sense if its red brown brown black black (brown or gold?)
If its brown black black brown gold red then it could be 100 X 10 5% 50ppm/K

http://www.1728.org/resisclr.htm

Can you tell us what the colors actually are?

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yeah its a 6 band metal film resistor

655piano said:
Also, I don't understand why there is a resistor in parallel.

They obviously didn't have access to a pot of the correct value, or there wasn't one manufactured for the value they wanted
that they made their own oneDave
 
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