Vintage Synth Repair

On Friday 06 September 2002 02:10 am, Shayne Cafferata wrote:
> vcf pot on the x911 and knows where i can get one. yah? maybe? hello? 

Tip: use an ohmmeter and measure the resistance.   You should have at least 
a cheap Radio Shack meter if you are doing any repair.   Disconnect the 
pot and measure the resistance between the two end pins.   Ignore the 
middle one.   Now you know the resistance and can order or buy one of a 
matching physical size.   Actually, you want to know the taper, too, but 
it is probably linear.   To check the taper measure from one end to the 
center pin while turning the shaft.   If it varies linearly it's linear.  
If it speeds up dramatically, it's expo, AKA Log taper, which is standard 
for volume pots but not usually used elsewhere. 

Distributors like Digikey, MCM Electronics or Mouser would be logical 
starting points.

Eirikur