[sdiy] Glass Fiber Potentiometer Element

[Tom Wiltshire]

Sorry Tom...looks like all you're getting is advanced straw-clutching!

T.

On 26 Oct 2010, at 17:32, Graham Atkins wrote:

> Or the casing..
> 
> G
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> On 26 Oct 2010, at 12:06, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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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