looking for small, cheap knobs

Grant Richter grichter at execpc.com
Thu Jun 17 21:57:59 CEST 1999


Those are the Harry Davies model 1900.
The model with the line on it is the 1900-H,
currently $1.32 ea quantity 100.

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> From: Chris MacDonald <macdonald at evenfall.com>
> To: Hess Hodge <Hess.Hodge at Colorado.EDU>
> Cc: Synth-DIY <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
> Subject: Re: looking for small, cheap knobs
> Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 11:58 AM
> 
> I actually ordered a few of these knobs (5164-1900) from Mouser last
> year.  They are identical to the classic Serge knob except that they do
> not have an indicator line.  I sent a request to Mouser asking how much
> it would be to get some with the line. As I recall the result was that
> they could be custom ordered but they would be over three U.S. dollars
> each and there was some kind of minimum order.  Don't know what
> techam.com has though.
> 
> -Chris
> 
> 
> Hess Hodge wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 JWBarlow at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > > If you are "looking" at Mouser stock number 5164-1900, these DO NOT
have an
> > > indicator line on the top. I've been looking for knobs with similar
criteria
> > > (0.5" diameter, marker line, set screw, cheap). I actually mentioned
my
> > > surprise at Mouser not carrying such knobs to Kim at mouser -- maybe
if
> > > others mention this, they will remedy the situation.
> > 
> > Hmmm....  Does Mouser have their model numbers mixed up?
> > There are two reasons I think that the "1900" knob has an
> > indicator on the top:
> > 
> > -- The picture at:
> > http://www.techam.com/onlinecatalog/Display.Asp?SelItem=9002553
> > 
> > -- The description at:
> > http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/daviesmolding/flinstrm.htm
> > (admittedly, the picture of the knob here does not look like it has an
> > indicator, but in the description below it it states "w/indicator
line")
> > 
> > The second link above is from the manufacturer.  I looked around the
rest
> > of the pages there and did not find a model of this knob that does not
> > have the marker line.
> > 
> > Maybe these will work after all?
> > 
> > Hess



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