I have read RG's secret life of pots and understand that through the use of resistors odd tapers can be made. I can't seem to find anything on the specs of an ICAR taper or even a plot of what taper looks like. I am an EE student almost into my senior year and am to poor to afford such luxuries as a $16 pot. :icon_cry: If any one knows how to do this and could explain or post a link I would be eternally grateful. :D
Thank you all
ERic
once i read somewhere, you can replace one of the 220nF capacitors wired to the pot with a 330nF to have a behaviour similar to a ICAR pot.
but i don't remenber which cap you have to change....
found:
Quote from: Geoffrey Teese on December 23, 2006, 12:38:11 PM
Hi Everybody,
Here's a little trick that will make all this "Icar taper" stuff moot. Locate the .22uF cap that feeds the wiper of the wah pot. Repace the original .22uF with a .33uF. That's it. Use this with the standard Dunlop HotPotz to simulate the Icar taper. I've given this modification away to a few people and it can be found in a few "relatively new" wah brands out there, as part of their secret sound. Since this is my original modification and not something I learned from another source, as well as not something I use (since I have my own pots), I have no qualms about sharing it with everyone. Sure, you won't get the Icar taper mimicked 100%, but it will go a LONG way in reproducing the effect I think you're looking for. This will make pot replacement MUCH less of a headache. I do NOT recommend using this modification with any "Icar taper" pots as issues can develop under certain circumstances.
Peace, Love, and Wah,
Geoffrey R. Teese
Thank you so much Chris
I really appreciate your help
Eric