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Topic: Pot Replacement Help needed |
Mark Santi
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Florida, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2018 4:36 pm |
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Hello folks,
as much as I really, really don't want to, it appears I may have to replace a frozen volume pot on an early, early 40's National lap. It's stamped 'Stackpole 82A I-260'.
Can one of you genius pickers (and I mean that) direct me to a suitable replacement ?
Thanks in advance
!! PLAY ON !! |
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Robert Allen
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2018 5:24 pm Stackpole pot
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Stackpole may be able to give you a cross reference.
Stackpole Electronics, Inc.
(Headquarters and Sales Office)
3110 Edwards Mill Road
Suite 207
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Telephone: (919) 850-9500
Toll Free: 1-888-SEI-SEIS (888-734-7347)
Digikey.com is a distributor
Bob Allen, Melbert Guitars |
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Greg Thompson
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Taumarunui, New Zealand
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2018 8:33 pm
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Mark, the Stackpole number is probably less useful than simply knowing what value it is. If it's frozen measuring might not give you the correct result, so just "Google" National schematics or wiring diagrams (or layouts) . If nothing else you may find a picture that leads you to the rest of the info. If you can't find the same "National" look for any other brand made by Valco
But it's not that important - As I recall they all use either 500k or 1 meg audio pots and either one will work fine. The only audible difference will be in the speed of the volume change. Any functional audio pot will work fine in a passive circuit like that.
You can order standard pots from hundreds of sources.
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