[sdiy] Pot Survey

[James Patchell]

Ahhh...finally a SYNTH DIY thread....

I use two different panel mount pots....depending on the requirements.

If I am doing a home made panel with pots that are going to be connected 
via a cable, I like to use the Alpha-Xicon pots from Mouser...to be specific:

Mouser Part numbers 31VJ401 (10K) and 31VJ501 (100K)

These parts have a good feel, last a long time (I have some that are 25+ 
years old and still working good)...and best of all...they are DIRT cheap ( 
87 cents each in 100's).

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On the other hand...if I am doing a PC board that is going to have pots 
mounted on it that stick through the panel...I use the Vishay-Spectrol 
248-249 series...(these you can get from either Digikey or Mouser...as well 
as other places).  An example Mouser part number is: 594-248-1103...that is 
a 10K pot with a conductive plastic element...you can also get them in 
cermet as well (249).  The price, however...is a bit steeper.  In 25's 
these cost $4.82 each.  These seem to be very good pots...but I have only 
been using them a short time.  The stuff I use the PC board mounted pots on 
I consider higher quality...so I spend a bit more...these pots are not 5 
time better than the alpha pots, but they are better.  The do have a very 
nice feel to them.


At 05:30 PM 8/26/2005 -0700, Tim Ressel wrote:
>Hi y'all,
>
>I figure its time for another OpinionFest: What is you
>favorite pot? (no, not that kind of pot. Sheesh,
>musicians!) I mean specifically pots for front-panel
>action.
>
>I've been using some pots from Mouser because i was
>poor and they were 'deer nuts' (under a buck). But now
>I am rich and famous and can afford better pots. But
>which ones to get? That's where you folks come into
>the pic.
>
>Thanks!
>
>--Tim Ressel
>
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