Help! Need replacement part, but can't identify the old-

[tryonl]

I know it's not a stompbox, but I think someone on here can help. The shaft on what looks like a potentiometer broke on my korg electribe. It was the selector pot for the effects. It's labeled 'B10k' and that's it. The thing that makes it different from a regular pot is that it has a detented ring around the top that allows it to 'click' into 12 different positions. I've looked through my billion-page mouser catalog for a replacement but have come up empty. I suppose it could be an encoder, but the encoders in mouser look different, this part looks exactly like a normal pot (has normal wiper internals, and 3 pcb lugs, i took it apart.) Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, I'd love to get back to making some techno beats!
Thanks,
Lowell

[TryingToDo613]

Throw it out and go buy an aerosmith record, or pantera, or even guns and roses. Get a clue.  The pot is most likely a 10k linear pot. The clicks are probably just ball bearing stops. Try putting a regular pot on and see what happens. -ph

[Paul Marossy]

"B10K" would indicate a 10K linear pot. Does the back of he pot have any indentations or holes in it? I have used some pots made by CalRad Electronics that have multiple positions such as you describe. I got them at my local electronics store, which is called Kiesub Electronics.

The closest thing I can find is the 10-position ratchet style pots here: http://www.arcade-electronics.com/calrad/calradcatalog/calrad%20digital%20catalog/25%20Series.pdf
They are available here: http://www.arcade-electronics.com/calrad/calrad.htm

[tryonl]

Uh, yeah i know it's a 10k linear. And no, there are no ball bearings, it has a DETENTED top casing that interacts with a ring on the shaft to click into position. But thanks for being a smartass. RIP dimebag...

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Sounds very much like an Alps pot with detent (detent is the secret tech work for "it goes click click click").
Alps make a LOT of stuff, but often it is in minimum quanties of several thousand. Searching wihtthe word DETENT might help, or who knows, maybe Korg will sell you a spare! they are usually pretty OK, or approach the local accredited repair guy for Korg.

[Paul Marossy]

The ratcheted one I suggested would work fine. I bet it's a lot easier to find and a lot more obtainable than the Alps pot. 

[Arn C.]

Mouser has those pots.  They are ALPHA Miniature page 451 of catalogue 621.
These have 11 dentent positions.  mouser part no. 313-3000-value(ex: 1k,10k,etc...) $1.74 each

Peace!
Arn C.

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

Thanks for that Arn C, I can see an application , if the detents are indeed accurate, it means I can use one of these pots as a digital switch, by passing the output to a crude A to D converter (yeah, I know I should use a rotary encoder, but there is going to be a bit of other stuff going on!!)