[sdiy] Glass Fiber Potentiometer Element

[Tom Bugs]

Haha - yes, exactly!

It'll be interesting to hear back from SH what the hell they're talking 
about then -- I'll update once I hear.

Cheers, Tom

On 26/10/2010 18:43, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> 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
>>
>> 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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