[sdiy] SSM2017P

[Torbjörn Hörnfeldt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ingo Debus" <debus at cityweb.de>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] SSM2017P


<snip> 
> If you want pot-adjustable gain, you need a pot with reverse log taper.
> This is perhaps not easy to get. I used normal log pots and mounted the
> shaft from the back of the pot. This was quite fumbly (does this word
> exist?), I wouldn't do it again this way. If you use a pot, don't forget
> to put a capacitor (big, electrolytic) in series with it. It'll scratch
> terribly otherwise.
> Another option is a switch for gain.
</snip> 

Wasn't there a discussion on changing the taper of a pot on the list earlier?
With a reference to an article in Elektor? Is it possible to bend a linear
pot to reverse log taper with the addition of a few resistors?

Questions, questions...

Torbjörn - who has a number of SSM2017s sitting around unused