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From: solarfox@texas.net
To: rasterlist@vectorlist.org
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 21:38:17 -0500
Subject: Re: Re[2]: RASTER: HELP.. I did it now! Donkey Kong monitor mess
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> On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 04:54:08 +0400, you wrote:
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> >> Pete, thanks for the response but what is a "preset" I have never heard
> >> that term before (witch surprises me) Then again I did not know what NOS
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> >i was sure you already posted this, and i replied?
> >
> >a preset is a presetable resister.
> >you know, a mini pot that you ajust with a screwdriver or a triming tool.
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> I've never heard 'em called that either. :) I've always known them as
> "pots" or "potentiometers"...
must be an american thing, like giving zener diodes stupid cryptic part numbers ;-)
in europe we call the small pcb mounted things presets - presumably because they are used to preset something.
a pot is used to refer to the larger ones with a shaft that are designed to be panel mounted.
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