[sdiy] Pots & switches?

[Oren Leavitt]

At the very least, treat yourself to some good NKK switches. I relate to 
Paul S's, Jim Patchell's, and other's experiences with these. There are 
two kinds of mini toggle switches: NKK and crap. If money is short, just 
replace your most frequently used switches first. You'll actually save 
money (and your sanity!) in the long haul.
I know - It's hard to "bite the bullet" and make that extra investment - 
but it does pay off.
A good looking rig as yours deserves good components.

- Oren


Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N. wrote:
> Seeing the $'ings that you guys are speaking of, still blows me away. :O
> 
> It makes me wonder, what, I'm building?  (And was building, in the
> 1990s) ??  Welfare synths?  :D  LOL
> 
> When I get roughly $100 per month out of my $1400 in paycheques per
> month - and that $100 is for busfare / etc., the only money that I
> have left, are my 1/4'ly tax refund cheques ($86) and my yearly Income
> Tax (should be here within a month), if I'm LUCKY - my (cough cough)
> girlfriend ( :P ) will let me spend $40 or so (like this weekend) on
> some parts.
> 
> I'm purchasing the CHEAPEST items that I can (except for Johnson
> banana jacks / plugs, which I've trusted for over 10 years).  I've
> been fairly lucky. :)  Out of the 150+ 'off shore' 100k pots, that
> I've built with in the last 6'ish months - I've had only 1 bad one,
> out of the batch. :)
> The 'off shore' switches though, have NOW (this year) become another
> story. :(  They used to be quite decent for $0.75 each.  Some of the
> 10 year old ones though, aren't switching properly, and I'm a little
> nervous at buying more, now, as the death-rate off the shelf - was
> about 5%. :(  10 years ago.  May've gotten worse now. :(
> 
> Overall though - when a cheap item fails, I replace it.  There - I've
> been VERY lucky. :)
> 
> --
> Take care,
> Warmth and Peace,
> Ryk
> 
> http://deathlehem.bravehost.com/damian.html - my modular synthesizer,
> D.A.M.I.A.N.;s webpage - Feb. 2606 update :)
> 
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