[sdiy] Centre tapped pots

[Tom Arnold]

On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 08:54:25PM +0100, Maarten Halmans wrote:
> I am looking for centre tapped pots, Farnell used to sell Alps pots with a 
> centre tap, but they don't stock them any longer. Are there any 
> distributors, preferably in Europe, that sell them in low quantities or are 
> there any other manufacturers that produce centre tapped pots? I want  to 
> use these to create positive and negative
> modulation signals in the same way as it's done in the Oberheim SEM's. Is 
> there an electronic way to do the trick without a centre tapped pot, I 
> think I have seen such a circuit a while ago but I can't reproduce it. Any 
> pointers greatly appreciated.

I ordered a whole bunch of Alpha 50k center tapped pots with detent.  They
should be arriving before the end of the year.

Here's a picture :
http://www.sdiy.org/xyzzy/parts/tappedpot.html

Anyhow, the order is placed.  After I get it I will contact those who
pre-ordered and then I'll post on the list for whatever is left.  Should be
a good number left, like 500 or so...

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