[sdiy] euro supplier alpha full shaft 16mm pots

[Graham Atkins]

In 30 years of electronics I have NEVER seen standard pots
with 5.5mm shafts. I wonder where they got this info from. In
"imperial" days 6.3mm OR more specifically 1/4" shafts were
standard. As much of the world is now "metric" they have
"rounded" this off to 6mm.

Graham

On 27 Oct 2008, at 14:51, 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"