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Subject: Re: [motm] Inexpensive Alco knob alternative

From: elhardt@...
Date: 2002-05-07

elle_webb@... writes:

>>Here's an alternate source if you need knobs for MOTM-compatible projects.
Radio Shack has "274-416 A" knobs at 4 for $3.00. I got them at a local
store, but it looks like they have them listed on their web site as
274-416's. They are nearly indistinguishable from the knobs that come with
MOTM kits. At 75 cents each, they're a dollar less than the Alco knobs, and
you don't have to buy 30 at a time.<<

I mentioned those same Radio Shack knobs a long time ago. But after buying a
pack I found that they are slightly larger, more uncomfortable to the touch
and cheaper feeling. They might be usable for private use if cost is a
concern, but nobody should use them to replace Alco knobs if supplying
modules to other people.

-Elhardt