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Topic: Minature pots |
Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2007 4:58 pm |
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Does anyone know a source for the minature pots with 1/8" dia shafts used on the early MSA's?
Thanx,
Jim |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Sep 2007 4:31 am
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| I believe they used commercial versions of the RV6 (1/2 watt) pots...1/4" bushing, 1/8" shaft. Any large electronics supplier (i.e. Newark Electronics) carries them. Get a 500k (1/2 meg) resistance value to get maximum output from your pickup. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2007 5:25 am
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I wonder if a 1 meg might not be even better. Single-coil 6-strings usually use 250k; humbuckers 500k; Fender cable-pull steels 1 meg. It seems like with the high impedance of the MSA pickups 1 meg might give smoother control - in theory it should improve it a bit, but I've never tested it.
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2007 1:00 pm
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Thanks for the info. I will try Newark. Used to be a good place in Houston years ago, but now closed.
I will probably try the 1 meg and can always cut value in half or lower if needed.
Thanx,
Jim |
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