trim pot + bread board = X-(

[Brian Marshall]

anyone know of any trimpots that will fit in to bread board holes.  i bough some off of mouser, but they dont quite fit, and i think they would dammage my bread board if i made them.  

I suppose i could solder some short leads to them.

[Ansil]

i had this problem some time ago. what i didwas solder some leads to them but i also drilled some holes in a piece of trim board like for te molding around you floor.  and droped the parts down in there.

[aron]

Brian,

I do what Ansil did. Solder leads to them.

[Brian Marshall]

I actually put about 12 trim pots on one piece of perf with long leads, but its too confusing to use, and too messy

[Mark Hammer]

The little "steering wheel" type trimpots have legs that are a little too stubby for fitting into breadboards.  A number of companies make square trimpots with a little flat screwdriver adjustment slot and legs that are about the same diameter as resistor leads.

[aron]

The little "steering wheel" type trimpots have legs that are a little too stubby for fitting into breadboards.  A number of companies make square trimpots with a little flat screwdriver adjustment slot and legs that are about the same diameter as resistor leads.

Mark,

I'm not sure if the leads are long enough. I have some of those and it was very unclear whether the leads touched the contacts beneath.

Well, at least the ones I had.

[gez]

I use those mini ones that aren't much bigger than a screwdriver's head.  A bit fiddly to tune but they fit fine on the breadboard.

[Mark Hammer]

Aron,

I wish I could remember who made them, but years ago I bought some trimpots that looked like a horizontal thumbwheel pot from the top and they had three in-line leads that were actually about an inch or so long, 1/10" spaced (perfect for perfboarding), and the diameter of resistor leads.