What kind of pots do YOU use??

ESPguitar · April 10, 2005, 03:50:40 PM

Manufacturer and series?

RB

onboard · April 10, 2005, 04:18:29 PM

Alpha, but the first person I talked shop with about parts immediately mentioned CTS.

Do 24mm hold up better than mini's?

ESPguitar · April 10, 2005, 04:21:46 PM

I'm not sure if they are better, but i have bad memories with mini pots..

RB

phillip · April 10, 2005, 04:43:42 PM

16mm Alpha minipots. Never had any problems with them at all.

Phillip

H.Manback · April 10, 2005, 04:45:05 PM

Piher, don't know the series but they are plastic. According to the guy at my electronics store the metal ones start to get scratchy sooner.
Don't know if that is true but I like not having to cut the damn metal to shorten the axis.

Oh and they are 6mm, shaft that is

onboard · April 10, 2005, 04:49:01 PM

Quote from: ESPguitarI'm not sure if they are better, but i have bad memories with mini pots..

RB

Why? I've fried a couple in the past when my soldering skills were, um, much worse than they are now. :roll:

Guess I was wondering about the pot life, but yeah, holding up to soldering is something else to think about.

I read a builder (forget who) who only uses full size pots, implying 16mm's weren't up to par. That's why I asked. I like minis myself.

ESPguitar · April 10, 2005, 04:52:06 PM

I didn't fry them, they didn't work at all.. They costed about 5USD..
They were 11mm wide:) and 6-7 mm beyond the panel..
So pretty small:)

RB

Pedal love · April 10, 2005, 07:52:37 PM

I use omeg 16mm and alpha 24mm, 90% of the time.pl

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What kind of pots do YOU use??