Pot Lug numbering, which rule ?

[MartyMart]

I'm sure that I got my "lug" numbering originally from "Craig Andertons" book and in the FAQ  right here its the same :
Back of pot, lugs pointing down,  left to right    3--2--1
I've had lots of problems with some projects lugs being reversed, and this can really make a mess of otherwise "neat" wiring.
From a schem with the pot ( variable resistor ) sign running down the drawing,  I read that as 3-2-1 also, lug 2 is sometimes the output and lug 1 sometimes ground, always at the bottom  . . . . .
This has caused "Torchy" to re-draw some of his layouts as his "rule" is the opposite  . . . . . .

WHAT IS CORRECT  ??
or is it a "UK  -- USA"  thing . . . . .

Thanks,
Marty.

[Dragonfly]

...i've always done it like this....it means that as you turn the pot "clockwise", the volume/gain/tone turns "up"....

[MartyMart]

Yup thats the same as me . . . . :shock:

Marty.

[Torchy]

crp

[R.G.]

Best numbering? No numbers at all. Put a designator on the lug that connects to the wiper when the shaft is rotated fully clockwise.

In the past, I've seen a dot by the clockwise lug, an arrow on the wiper to indicate clockwise rotation.

Numbering just adds one more layer between you and what you want to know.