Potentiometers: what do you suggest??

[Colin Fraser]

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>From: 	Tom May[SMTP:ftom at netcom.com]
>Sent: 	11 June 1997 08:06
>To: 	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
>Subject: 	Re: Potentiometers: what do you suggest??
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>Terry Bowman <terrymbowman at rica.net> writes:
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>> The "A" indicates that the pot is linear taper. "B" indicates audio taper.
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>My RS pots have "B50Kohm", "A10Kohm", etc. printed on the back, where
>the A and B are like you say except maybe with the opposite taper.
>But (and I'm sounding like a broken record here) they *also* have a
>small "a" in a circle which is stamped or otherwise imprinted directly
>in the metal on the back.  The 16mm pot I got from Mouser has both
>B100K and the "a" on the back.

The pots I buy from Maplin in the UK also fit this description - both
log and linear pots have a @-ish symbol on the back. Some also have
ALPHA stamped on them, and some occasionally have a sticker on them with
the same.
I've found these pots to be fine normally, but every so often I get one
that's very scratch, or too stiff, but they're so cheap I usually just
bin it and stick in a new one.

C

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