[sdiy] quality potentiometers?

[Aaron Lanterman]

The pots Paul S. uses in the MOTM kits are incredible. On the MOTM website 
it says they're "Spectrol" or "Bourns." Sealed, and very very smooth. 
Ah... here in the catalog it says "Spectrol Model 149 series."

I'm curious about what pots Buchla uses in the 200e. The SOS reviewer 
(local newsstands don't stock the UK version, just the USA/international 
version, so Part 1 of the review just came out in that version, so I 
finally got to read the review) complained about them being wobbly - but 
that confuses me since Buchla doesn't seem to be the sort to skimp on his 
designs.

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006, Daniel Araya wrote:

> What type of pots do you prefer for synthmodules?
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> I'm looking for pot's with:
> good feel
> 1/4" metal shaft
> good mechanical design, maybe metal body
> long life (cermet/conductive plastic)
> not too big
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> What could I expect to pay for something like this, is 10€/12$ a piece enough?
> Anybody got a good european source?
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> I tried Omeg ECO pots before, they are cheap and I liked the feel but 
> the shafts were too wobbly, too much plastic.
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> many questions! :)
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> /Daniel
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