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Topic: 500k replacment pot |
Stuart Docherty
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 8 Aug 2015 7:25 pm |
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Hi,
Looking for a little guidance… I have an Ernie Ball VP JR volume pedal and while understanding that not many people think fondly of these things, I have to play to suit the conditions…
I had a mind to replace the 250k pot with a 500k, so managed to buy a 470k dunlop pot, which cost a bomb here in australia, as most things do..
Unfortunately, it was scratchy, so out it came and the original 250k went back in, but I liked the sound of the 470k, but I don't want to be shelling out great wads of cash, hoping to find a dunlop that is okay.
Does anyone have any alternative, possibly affordable, 500k pot options…?
Beyond whatever is on the shelf at radioshack, unless that is an option…?
cheers,
Stuart. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 8 Aug 2015 8:27 pm
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The Radio Shack IS an option, but they usually don't last long: between weeks and a year.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Jim Priebe
From:
Queensland, Australia - R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Aug 2015 10:37 pm
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Stuart
I have a spare Allen Bradley type J 500k pot (new). You can open them, clean them, lube them etc. etc. and they go a long time if you look after them.
Just PM or email me and get in touch. I'm near Dalby Qld.
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 9 Aug 2015 4:17 am
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| The dunlop hotpotz pots are about 35 dollars here in Canada. I just orderes one and cant wait to get it fitted into my goodrich 120. I heard they are really good quality pots. |
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Stuart Docherty
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 9 Aug 2015 1:40 pm
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| Quentin Hickey wrote: |
| The dunlop hotpotz pots are about 35 dollars here in Canada. I just orderes one and cant wait to get it fitted into my goodrich 120. I heard they are really good quality pots. |
Yeah me too Quentin, that's why I got one... |
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Stuart Docherty
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 9 Aug 2015 1:41 pm
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| Jim Priebe wrote: |
Stuart
I have a spare Allen Bradley type J 500k pot (new). You can open them, clean them, lube them etc. etc. and they go a long time if you look after them.
Just PM or email me and get in touch. I'm near Dalby Qld. |
Australia…! I thought I was the only one..!
Will do Jim.. |
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 12 Aug 2015 10:30 am
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I just received (2) pots from Kevin @ Goodrich. goodrichvp@gmail.com
I got his number from Jim.
They were only $25 ea. and had pigtails already soldered on so it was a quick swap. Great service and super guys to work with.
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Just north of the Weird place, south of Georgetown |
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Roy Carroll
From:
North of a Round Rock
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Posted 12 Aug 2015 10:30 am
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Sorry.... Duplicate
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Just north of the Weird place, south of Georgetown |
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Philip Mitrakos
From:
The Beach South East Florida
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Posted 13 Aug 2015 10:12 am
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| I can't be sure ..but I think Ernie ball uses the small pots same size as the dunlop hot potz |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2015 10:19 am
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Any Ham Radio swap meets in Oz? Great for parts, and old chassis that might have the pot you're looking for. I used to get great tubes and parts at swap meets!
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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Stuart Docherty
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 26 Aug 2015 1:57 am
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| John Billings wrote: |
| Any Ham Radio swap meets in Oz? Great for parts, and old chassis that might have the pot you're looking for. I used to get great tubes and parts at swap meets! |
oooo… nice idea, but I think ham radios went out with wind surfers and roller blades over here…... |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2015 9:00 am
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http://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/electronics-flea-markets-swap-meets-(australia)/
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
'52 and '56 Pro Amps |
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