Thanks for the replies. You all told me what I needed to know. I did
not know about the plastic vs metal bushing or the difference in feel.
I've decided to stay with the 148-149 series for my projects.
-Richard Brewster
strohs56k wrote:
>--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" wrote:
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>>>It isn't clear from the specs in the catalog what makes the
>>>148-149 series so much better. Anybody know?
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>>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.
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>>Tried them for 1 run of 1 module, they were not suitable...
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>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 ;)
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