[sdiy] Pots for Oberheim SEM

[KA4HJH]

>> I was recently fixing up a number of SEMs and then I discovered that
>> one of the pots where not behaving well. It was one of the frequency
>> pots which have a built-in gear and the bearing comes out in the back
>> as three great metal balls rotating along.

>I have a few ten-turn 100k linears that are as you describe. Is this what
>you need?

It's a single turn pot with a planetary drive. Ball bearings, no gears.
There's a shaft and a sleeve. The sleeve turns the pot directly while the
shaft has the reduction. Haven't seen those around lately.

Still looking for one of those little black caps to replace the one that
got lost.
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