Re: cheap 5K linear pots found!

The other plus of using a nice pot is that the action is very smooth. No skips
or jerks after they get a little dirty from wear. From what Im told, the
standard carbon pot pads wear much quicker than the newer more expensive
conductive plastic pads. Does anyone know the difference?

Noel Johnson wrote:
>
> Rodger Boots wrote:
> >
> > Not cheap, but this one has a 10,000,000 turn life span (and that's what you need
> > in something like a control yoke):
> > http://www.alliedelec.com/cart/partdisplay.asp?PartNumber=5221638
>
> Thanks Rodger,
>
> Those look *awesome*. Would probably never need replacement. :-)
> Looking at the picture in the catalogue though, they may not have a flat
> spot on the shaft for the set screw of the gear. Not sure if this is
> really necessary, and one could probably be cut with a dremel tool or
> bench grinder. Might be worth the trouble...
>
> Noel
Received on Sat Nov 20 12:20:51 1999