MOTM

>Sender: oakley-synths@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:46:41 +0000
>
>Yep, I just bought ten. I haven't tested them in a finished module 
>yet, but mechanically they look and feel just right.
>
>You need to break the little locating lug on the top surface of the 
>pot before mounting them in an Oakley pot bracket. Those of you who 
>have bought Alpha pots will know what I mean.
>
>As Paul (Note: not Paul S.) says it is a little tight in the PCB. 
>This is mostly because of the difference of 5mm and 5.08mm in the 
>spacing from the pins to the front face. I would have thought that 
>0.08mm would not have made any difference at all - but maybe the 
>spacing I have allowed on the PCB was rounded up anyway even for the 
>Spectrols. I also think the pins themselves are slightly wider than 
>the Spectrols and this means the pins need to sit more central in 
>the PCB hole. Even so, there seems to not be any excessive strain 
>put on the pot's pins so I'm very happy here.
>
>The bush is metal, as is the shaft. These are looking less like an 
>alternative but an improvement.
>
>The one down side is that they don't do 100Klog... but maybe if 
>enough people request it, Rapid will get some in.
>
>Tony