[sdiy] ribbon controller

[Dan Slater]

Take apart a Helipot to get a very nice resistance element for a ribbon
controller. The helical resistance element can be easily straightened into a
high quality linear resistance element several feet long. They are readily
available with many different resistance values.

Dan Slater


hexor wrote:

> hi all, i'm trying to do a simple homemade ribbon controller, but i don't
> know what to use for the resistive thing.. i read on the web that a vhs or
> audio tape would do but i tried severlan brands and they don't work, my
> tester says infinite resistance even across an inch ( i tried both sides
> of course). i even tried a pencil-drawn line but it's too unreliable.
> what should i do.