4.7K instead of 5K volume pot for mosfet boost?

[pott]

Maplin doesn't carry the right 5K lin pots, all they have is a 4.7K. Would that be ok? Or can I use a 10K and make it 5K somehow? Thanks for the help, I have other choices but Maplin for now..

[anchovie]

4.7K will be fine.

[Morocotopo]

Also, since pots tolerance is (I think) 10 or 20%, if you buy a 4K7 you might end up with a 5K reading one, and viceversa!

Morocotopo

[Mark Hammer]

10k will also work just fine, since just like a 5k pot it can be adjusted to resistances of less than 5k.

[demonstar]

I'm fairly sure I got a 4k7 pot from maplin instead of the 5k and I had no problems. Theres no reason at all why you should get any problems with that substitution. 

[boogietube]

Here's the pot you really should use:

http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=612