[sdiy] euro supplier alpha full shaft 16mm pots

[Derek Holzer]

Alright Tom, you're the pothead if anyone is! Nyuck nyuck nyuck! ;-) 
Thanks for the input.

D.

Tom Bugs wrote:
> Hmmm....
> 
> Well - I just got my digi-calipers out to check one....
> 
> They ARE 6mm diameter shaft
> - perhaps the 5.5mm comes from the measurement of the shortest cross 
> section - ie perpendicular to the middle slot - this is about 5.6mm
> 
> I'd say to go for some Futurlec ones anyways - you'll surely use 'em 
> sometime!
> 
> Personally I've never got charged for import duty on their cheapest 
> standard shipping rate.
> I always make an order just below $100 in value - both for 'safe-side' 
> customs (though haven't had problems with the few larger orders) and for 
> cheap shipping...
> If you just order pots then they generally send 'em out within 1 or 2 
> days and then it takes 1 to 2 weeks to reach me in Uk-land.
> 
> Good luck mister!
> 
> 
> Derek Holzer wrote:
>> It does sound strange, but you can read it for yourself here:
>>
>> http://www.futurlec.com/Potentiometers/POT20K.shtml
>>
>> "Knurled Shaft
>> Type B
>> Suits Most Standard knobs
>> Shaft Diameter: 5.5mm
>> Shaft Length: 10mm
>> Mounting Hole: 7.5mm"
>>
>> Have people gotten 6.3mm knobs working with these Futurlec pots? I 
>> would really be bummed if the knob felt lopsided when I turned it.


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