[sdiy] Potentiometer torque

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This may not help, but you can change the stiffness of faders by adding “fader lube” that is stiffer. It’s probably harder to install alternate lube in a pot, though, unless you get the open type that don’t last quite as long.


On Mar 5, 2018, at 8:38 PM, David Moylan <dave at westphila.net> wrote:
> Hey all.  I'm looking for a potentiometer that's on the stiff side.  I'm trying to use it with a large knob, which becomes too easy to turn with the increased torque of a large knob.
> 
> Current version is a TT P09x series with rated torque of .5 - 1.25 oz-inch.  And a lot of others I'm searching for list "10 to 100 g-cm", which isn't very exact.
> 
> Real life experience might be the best guide here, so looking for suggestions.