[sdiy] Glass Fiber Potentiometer Element

[Graham Atkins]

Or the casing..

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On 26 Oct 2010, at 12:06, Tom Wiltshire wrote:

> Might they be talking about the shaft rather than the element?
>
> I can see that GRP might be a sensible material for a potentiometer  
> shaft.
>
> T.
>
> On 26 Oct 2010, at 11:54, Graham Atkins wrote:
>
>> No, carbon, ceramic (cermet) or plastic but I'm not aware of glass  
>> fibre.
>>
>> Maybe a problem with the "chinglish" language.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> On 26 Oct 2010, at 11:14, Tom Bugs wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Has anyone heard of using Glass Fiber elements in Pots?
>>>
>>> I've been chatting with SongHuei where I get my pots and looking  
>>> at some 'Master Series' sliders.
>>> Initially the online specs stated that the elements would be  
>>> Conductive Plastic with life cycle of c.300,000, but now by email  
>>> they've said they'd be Glass Fiber.
>>> Google didn't come up with any further info on such elements, so I  
>>> thought I'd ask at the fountain of knowledge!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Tom
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