[sdiy] Re: US source for center-tapped pots?

[Dave Magnuson]

Hi Paul,

Thank for the tip.   I already cracked open the original pot, and the tracks 
inside look ok - they just seem to be disconnected from the lugs on the 
outside.    Maybe your epoxy trick will fix the original part?!?   The 
tracks still measure 100K across their length, but it's open circuit to each 
of the lugs.

I'll have to give it a try!

Thanks

Dave Magnuson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
To: "'Dave Magnuson'" <KingRavine at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:08 PM
Subject: US source for center-tapped pots?


> Dave, if you get REALLY desperate, some people open up pots and attach a
> centre tap using conductive epoxy.
> Now I haven't done it myself - I'm a bit klutzy, and not desperate 
> enough -
> but, that's one solution!
>
> Another solution - depending what the circuit is - is to replace the 
> centre
> tapped pot by an ordinary pot with a push/pull switch. Then the circuit 
> can
> be rejigged so that mode is switched by the push/pull instead of going 
> past
> the centre tap.
>
> Best, paul perry Melbourne Asutralia
>