board mounted pots

[jrem]

damn, are these things really that expensive?  any alternatives?

reference bourns #91A1A

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?&handler=data.listcategory&D=*91A1A*&terms=91A1A&Ntt=*91A1A*&Dk=1&Ns=SField&N=0&crc=true

[littlegreiger]

All the pots at Futurlec are board mounted pots and they are only $0.50 each. However, quite a few people have had problems with Futurlec. I've ordered from them once and so has my friend and the only problem was the delivery time. It took about 3 weeks for the parts to get to me. However, that's the cheapest I've seen board mounted pots.

[finkfloyd]

I bought a lot of pots from futurlec, they are very cheap (not the quality of the pots!), they take time, their stuff gets shipped from out of thailand,but take the orders in australia, one order, they gave me the wrong pots, they added a note about substituting the 5ka's for 5k'bs.

That was my only gripe with them.

[MartyB]

Bourns have always been pricey in my shopping.  I've had good luck with Alpha pots, which can be had for under a buck each from Circuit Specialists, Futurelec or All Electronics.

[jrem]

board mounted alpha pots?  do you have a part number?

[no one ever]

all 1.99, from what the catalog says.

12mm
.08w max linear, .04w max audio
150v max linear, 100v max audio
6mm diameter shaft

313-1220-(value) for audio tapers

313-1230-(value) for linear tapers

[MartyB]

Here's an example: 

http://www.futurlec.com/Potentiometers/POT1K.shtml

[Connoisseur of Distortion]

i would still kill for pots with leads coming from the bottom... but i guess it's only practical in a couple of situations. 

[gez]

i would still kill for pots with leads coming from the bottom...

I use Omeg pots and bend the pins (which are strong enough not to be weakened by the experience...unlike those Alphas).

[jrem]

how about mouser # 31VQ501 ?

[D Wagner]

how about mouser # 31VQ501 ?

Be prepared...they are HUGE!

[christobean]

this is sort of off topic, but i was looking at the board mounted pots, and came across trim pots.  can anyone tell me what they do and/or what they are generally used for?

thanks. im pretty new at this

[jrem]

they're for trimmer circuits, ie, set and forget.  bias, etc.  not for knobs and normal fiddle.

[christobean]

oh ok 
thanks!