[sdiy] weird array of potentiometers

[Oren Leavitt]

Hi CJ and All,

Try the Bourns 91 series sealed conductive plastic pots.
They are panel mount, and relatively small (5/8" square).
If you're planning on using alot of pots, you can get 100 @ $2.55 a 
peice from Mouser.
They are $4.74 a peice in single qty.

If you want to use your same 1/4" knobs on those 1/8" shaft pots, Mouser 
does have a 1/8" to 1/4" shaft adapter - Part# 506-KR1

Oren

Tim Parkhurst wrote:

>Have you tried Digi-Key and Mouser? I've had pretty good luck with their
>selection of pots. Seems like Digi-Key has a better selection of pots, and
>Mouser has a wider variety of knobs. Go figure ;) I've found some decent
>pots in the $2 - $4 range at both these places. You might also try these
>guys
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>http://www.allelectronics.com/index.html
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>I've found some good bargains there, although their stock changes (looks
>like they deal in surplus and excess inventory).
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>Tim (good selection of knobs) Servo
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Metrophage [mailto:c0r3dump23 at yahoo.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 4:17 PM
>>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>Subject: [sdiy] weird array of potentiometers
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>>I have quite an array of values and qualities of pots. Some weird
>>values which are too rough action to usually use. Of course most of my
>>fave smooth, sealed pots I've found are outside of the range of
>>typically needed (by me) for synth work: less than 10k, 1Meg+. I guess
>>if I could really design circuits yet I'd try to make modules for the
>>values at hand.
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>>What decent pots are out there, especially from US distributors, in the
>>10k, 50k, and 100k values? All I am finding is either scratchy low-end
>>Rat Shack/ Xicon pots, or really deluxe Bourns and such which are more
>>bombproof and expensive than I need. Also, I prefer 1/4", panel-mount
>>pots with small profile.
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>>I have been amazed that, as I have resumed my building, that I have
>>been able to find any happy medium here. Checking the big catalogs out
>>there the results have not been too good. Any ideas?
>>
>>Any experiences with 1/8" pots in synths? I did get a great deal on 140
>>pices of 100k sealed clarostat pots. but they are 1/8"… I am afraid to
>>do the work of setting up a submodular panel with them in case I just
>>need to redrill them for new 1/4" pots later. If I hear good
>>experiences with the smaller pots then maybe I won't feel so bad, and
>>I'll use them. >;]P
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>>CJ
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