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I managed to find a handful of genuine A-Bcentre-tapped pots (various values) at a local surplus store – grabbed themall! I used to search the surplus stores out here in NCal for these but onlygot lucky that one time.

 

I have come up with some NOS PCB layout potsthat have a fourth leg at the right place for the center-tap (I was jumping forjoy that it might be a real tapped pot until I looked closely). It would makefabricating your own a bit easier so I bought a handful. Halted (hsc.com) in Sunnyvale still had somein a bin last time I was there. They’re 50k lin but should work in manyapplications. The micromoog also uses a couple of tapped pots iirc.

 

Don’t rule out opening the pots up acleaning them out. They are “sealed” types on the 101 so they mayhave not been through repeated “cleaning” attempts. I found thatsome almost completely dead pots on my 101 came out fine. Carefully pop acouple of the tabs and flush with cleaner and lube.

 

Good Luck!

 

mw

 

 

At 11:39 AM 4/4/2006, you wrote:

Hi,
Does anyone know a place where I can buy 10kcenter
tapped pots like used in the eml 101?

Thanks,
Regards,
kris

I've never found them anywhere.  On the lasttwo 101s I repaired, I ended up making my own (getting hold of standard 10klinear pots, taking them apart, and  using conductive epoxy to cement acenter tap to the conductive element.  It takes some practice, but it isdo-able.).

~GMM

           
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