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Topic: AB, Pots, |
Lewis John Foote
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Posted 4 Dec 2008 4:51 am |
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howdy, i found on a job we were workin on, 6,AB,5K-OHM,TYPE J, MEXICO, THERE NOT BEAT ABOUT, how can i tel if there any good without loading them in a pedal,there quite long shafted, longer than the ones in my VP,s lew.
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Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 4 Dec 2008 6:22 am
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Lew,
All my pots are 500K ohm. I couldn't tell you how a 5k would work...
I have successfully cut down the long shafts, but use caution not to stress the internal contacts while cutting.
If you have an instrument that will put out a continuous tone,such as a keyboard flute sound, run that through the pots and sweep from full off to full on to check for any obvious scratching noises or dead spots.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 4 Dec 2008 5:59 pm
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No, your 5k pots would be of no use as a volume control. Pots used for volume controls are usually 250k to 500k.
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| I have successfully cut down the long shafts, but use caution not to stress the internal contacts while cutting. |
When cutting off part of the shaft, always have the portion you're cutting off either held in a vise, or held by pliers. NEVER hold the body of a pot using a vise or pliers when you're cutting off the shaft! |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 12:12 am
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There was a topic here last week by Frank Parish more or less concerning the same problem. He accidently bought Pots from a local electronics shop that were 5K instead of 500K and he found he only had barely half his normal volume! He brought them to me and I missed the difference on the invoice too!
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Lewis John Foote
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Dorset, UK
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Posted 9 Dec 2008 5:06 am
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howdy, when i saw them i thought 5k was maybe,short for 500k, but i can see now there worth less as a volume pot, thanks for all comments, lew.
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