[sdiy] Potentiometer choice, will I regret it?

[harry bissell]

probably OK but how many rotations were you expecting in the lifetime

If they are seldom used, they would prlly be ok. Heavy use, prlly not.

H^) harry

Mattias Rickardsson wrote:
> Hi,
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> I'm in need of several cheap but decent small mixer-style 
> potentiometers for a zero-budget project, and I'm thinking of these 
> $0.15 ones from All Electronics:
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>         <http://shorl.com/fesijabralusi>http://shorl.com/fesijabralusi
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> Does anybody have experience from pots like these?
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> Old or cheap or unknown pots might be scratchy and nasty, but since 
> these are dual, I figure that I would connect the halves in parallel 
> to minimize potential scratches & glitches.
> Also, I'm not sending audio through them, they only give CVs.
> Another big plus is that they don't need knobs. Dirt cheap. If they 
> work considerably better than dirt.
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> Hmm, I wonder what the exact dimensions are... they might be a bit on 
> the big side for my project.
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> Any recommendations or "go for it" or "stay away" yells are welcome.
> Thanks! :-)
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> /mr
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> (The above URL in full:
> www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/NDLP-10K/470/DUAL_10K_LINEAR_POT,_PC_MOUNT_.html 
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