[sdiy] Piher PC16 warning

[Oakley Sound]

Piher are now part of Meggitt, and these pots seem to have changed too. 
The first Piher pots I bought were black and had a very loose feel to 
them. Nothing to dissimilar to the expensive blue [technical term] 
Bourns pots as it happens.

All of a sudden, the PC16s turn blue and feel more like Spectrol 248s 
with a stiffer feel to them.

As for the splines, I consider them useless and think of the shaft as 
being perfectly round with a 6mm diameter. Thus, collett or grub screw 
knobs are the order of the day.

I have no trouble with them regarding scratchiness, although my cheap 
pot of choice is still the Taiwan Alpha miniature range.

Tony

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