[sdiy] dual concentric pots?

[Fernando de Izuzquiza]

You can find dual concentric pots as electric guitar parts, but values 
are restricted to 250k+250k, 250k+500k and 500k+500k AFAIK.
Try GuitarElectronics or similar.

Best wishes to all,

Fernando



 > De: "phillip m gallo" <philgallo at attglobal.net>
 > Fecha: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:37:30 -0700
 > Para: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
 > Asunto: RE: [sdiy] dual concentric pots?
 >
 > Roy,
 >
 > Perhaps you are referring to the old Centralab "mod-u-pot", you could 
build
 > ganged pots add infinitum but tracking was awful, the aluminum shafts 
and
 > extension (seated in plastic) would wear quickly making this worse in 
no
 > time, never built one beyond four sections.
 >
 > I have pulled dual concentrics out of car stereo's where you can find 
a
 > "dual" concentric with a dual audio taper and a back dual linear 
taper, but
 > the shaft are very long so you have to seat them "way back" on your 
board
 > and use Car Stereo knobs which look a tad funny on a modular (but 
perhaps
 > quite hip by today's "bent" standards".  Also the value rarely exceed 
100k.
 >
 > regards,
 > p
 >
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
 > [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Roy J. Tellason
 > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:12 PM
 > To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
 > Subject: Re: [sdiy] dual concentric pots?
 >
 >
 > On Thursday 30 June 2005 08:14 pm, Michael Ruberto wrote:
 >> My strange and rather confusing desires, coupled with my lust for 
ever
 > more
 >> panel space, have led me to the logical conclusion that I need dual
 >> concentric pots. However, I can't seem to find any. Does anybody 
know a
 >> source for these besides guitar shops?
 >>
 >> Thanks!
 >>
 >> M. A. Ruberto
 >
 > The local electronics distributor here used to carry a line of stuff 
where
 > you
 > could basically make up what you wanted out of parts,  that would fit
 > together to suit replacement needs in a wide variety of different 
equipment.
 > Since the manufacturers used *so* many different configurations it was
 > fairly
 > versatile.  You'd pick the pot bodies,  snap them together,  add a 
shaft,
 > add bushings,  and so forth.  I haven't been there looking for that 
sort of
 > thing in a number of years,  but it's possible that such stuff is 
still out
 > there,  if you look...
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
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