[sdiy] Which cheap pots are acceptable?

[Jim Patchell]

	I used them in a sequencer.  The inputs were high impeadence to the 
sequencer, so 100K...300K...it wasn't much difference.  They would 
probably work ok as an attenuator.  If the wiper is going into a 100K 
input impeadence, the control won't be too linear, but then again, I 
normally use a 100K pot for attenuators, and it won't be too linear 
either in the same instance.

Michael Schulze wrote:
> Are they generally ok where you would use a 100k pot, as long as it is not a
> specific resistance within a voltage divider, or a series resistance
> controlling current to something?  I mean, in the usual voltage divider
> attenuator application it should be ok to go up to 300k, yes?
> 
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>>From: Jim Patchell <patchell at cox.net>
>>Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 20:57:07 -0700
>>To: metasonix at earthlink.net
>>Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Which cheap pots are acceptable?
>>
>>These are nice pots...I got a bunch myself.
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>>metasonix at earthlink.net wrote:
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>>>>>Well, I've used up all the cool 30 year old sealed cts pots I found
>>>>>at the surplus store, and I now need to start paying retail.
>>>>>I'd like to ask where y'all are getting cheap general purpose 100k pots.
>>>>
>>>Electronic Goldmine currently has more of the 300K sealed
>>>Bourns pots. Special sale. Five for 99 cents....
>>>
>>>Website www.goldmine-elec.com, item number B1610.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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