Pots?

[Hans-H.Klos]

Thanks!
3 DM is fair! I was already looking at he 25,- pieces and was about to give
up,
cause I like realtimecontrol and without knobs I there would be no sense in
building diy gear. But for this money, I will buy a few.
I didn't know about those distributers, I'm currently ordering their
catalogues..
Cia
             Hans-H.Klos

----- Original Message -----
From: "Haible Juergen" <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de>
To: "Hans-H.Klos" <xmurz at gmx.de>; <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 5:12 PM
Subject: RE: Pots?


> >In Germany: which Potentiometers do you prefer to buy, and where
> (Reichelt/Conrad)?
>
> Personally I don't like the typical Piher and RadiOhm pots from Reichelt
or
> Conrad.
> I'm buying pots at RS components (http://www.rs-components.de/) and
> Farnell (http://www.farnell.de/).
>
> I'm using 11mm alps pots for non critical applications (around DM 3,- a
> piece),
> and Spectrol conductive polymer types for higher standards (around DM
10,-).
>
> >What do you do if the axis is too long, cut it?
>
> I like plastic axis pots - better to cut them to size. I'm sometimes using
a
> hacksaw,
> and sometimes diagonal cutting pliars work faster. Make sure that the
forces
> you
> apply are *always* between two points of the axis, and *never* between the
> axis
> and the potentiometer body.
>
> >Are some types noisy
>
> Some of these cheap pots were almost driving me crazy. I started with the
> RadiOhm
> types which you usually find in electronics shops in Germany, but I had a
> fair amount
> of scratchy ones. Then I "discovered" the rectangular yellowish or black
> plastic
> types from Piher, which felt much better at the beginning, but developped
> horrible
> noises after half a year. Meanwhile, I keep away from that crap.
>
> Mind you, this is not against a certain manufacturer. I'm aware that most
> manufacturers
> have a whole range of pots from crappy to high quality. I just want to
pass
> on my
> experience with certain types you will most probably find in German shops.
>
> JH.
>