[sdiy] Poteniometer nuts?

[Speth, John]

> Not standard at all.  Some are English threads, some are 
> metric and sizes
> vary within those two categories.  Any idea who made the pots?

With Paul Perry's help, it looks like Alpha (Taiwan) made the pot.  Of all the pots I've seen in my life, this is the type I've seen the most.  Radio Shack used to sell them - Maybe still do.

John Speth.

> > I'm in need of some potentiometer nuts and I don't know 
> what size they are.  I
> > need help finding out which kind to buy.
> > 
> > I have a bunch of pots I got surplus but they don't have 
> any nuts.  When I
> > search the web for sources, I need to provide the sizes and 
> thread pitch to
> > query availability.  There are no markings on the pots so I 
> can't cross
> > reference these.  I have an example nut that fits too.
> > 
> > I tried using a tap and die set to hunt for the right match 
> but nothing
> > matched.  It must be a non-typical nut.
> > 
> > Can anyone help me out of this problem?  Where can I get 
> nuts with some
> > certainty that I'm getting the right ones?  Aren't these 
> nuts somewhat
> > standard for pots?
> > 
> > The pots are nothing special.  They look identical this:
> > http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/potsecrets/pot1.JPG.  
> Mine are the small
> > version of that (about 5/8" body diameter and a 5/16" 
> diameter shaft).