[sdiy] Small Resistors and slider pots

[Glen]

At 05:56 AM 4/2/01 , harry wrote:
>OK EVERYBODY LETS VOTE !!!
>
>ROTARY... because no dirt can enter the fader through the hole
>so they last about 1000 times longer than a linear pot !!!
>
>H^)

Then again, I've had to clean or replace a great many "hermetically sealed"
rotary pots in the past...

I wouldn't hesitate to use a linear pot on a personal piece of gear - if I
could easily cut the narrow slots required in the front panel. Does anyone
have a favorite trick to do this neatly and easily with inexpensive tools?

For something that stays here at home, and never sees a hostile
environment, a linear pot should last long enough for me. I'll probably get
tired of my circuit design, by the time the linear pot actually wears out.


Later,
Glen