[sdiy] Vertical PCB Mount Pots (With panel mount)... Any options?!

[Tom Wiltshire]

I've used these:

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=2633220

Decent quality Alps pots, with threads to mount to a panel. Perhaps they're not high enough quality for you?

The biggest downside for me is the 6mm shaft, which doesn't fit my favourite knobs.

T.

On 27 Aug 2010, at 08:50, Mike Beauchamp wrote:

> I was thinking for my next project of doing PCB mounted pots to save
> on some soldering, but the only ones I've seen would orient the board
> perpendicular to the panel. I'd like to use some PCB mounted pots that
> mount vertically so the PCB and panel are parallel.
> 
> So, does anyone have a favourite vertical pcb mount pot with threads
> to mount onto a panel? It has to be synth worthy too.. previously I've
> been happy with Alpha pots at the very least. I've found a few online,
> but only rather small with plastic shafts. I'll probably just need
> 10K, 100K, 1M in linear and log. The only worthy candidates I've seen
> are the ones in my old Deluxe Memory Man :)
> 
> Thanks guys!
> 
> Mike
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