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motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" wrote:
> > It isn't clear from the specs in the catalog what makes the
> > 148-149 series so much better. Anybody know?
>
> Spectrol 248/249 parts are 100% plastic construction (not the
> resistive element, the physical part). This means plastic shaft
> and worse, plastic ∗threads∗ . NOT RECOMMENDED. Also, the
> rotational torque of the shaft is ∗very∗ stiff.
>
> Tried them for 1 run of 1 module, they were not suitable...
I have (or rather I had) a module with these 24x series pots. (I
bought this particular module used so it could have been from an early
production run.) They were definitely stiff! I disliked the feel
enough to call Paul and ask about these. I ended up buying a few 14x
series pots from him to rid myself of the 24x types. (Which is why I
say had. I still have the module but it doesn't have 24x series pots
in it anymore ;)
seth