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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New file uploaded to newmellotrongroup

From: jeffrey coulter <i_am_zontar@yahoo.com>
Date: 2008-09-25

--- On Thu, 9/25/08, john barrick <astroboy@cinci.rr.com> wrote:
> From: john barrick <astroboy@cinci.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New file uploaded to newmellotrongroup
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 5:36 PM
> Hi Bruce. According to the Dave Kean M400 Fix-it Book, the
> tone pot
> (listed as R4) is a 25k Log, not audio taper. The volume
> pot (R1) is
> listed as 10k Log. That's what it says...
> johnbarrick



log would be the same as audio taper.
pots are either linear or log/audio.

...jeff



> Bruce Daily wrote:
> >
> >
> > I don't have the info at hand, but I believe
> the original pot is a
> > 25K ohm audio-taper. I do remember reading in this
> forum that some
> > have substituted a 10K pot, and it gave them a bit
> more control of the
> > tone effect over the full travel of the knob (at the
> expense of
> > loosing a little of the top-end). 10K pots are easier
> to find.
> >
> > Good luck. My best-
> >
> > -Bruce D.
> > #1221
> >
> >
>
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