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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: ExpAnonColin on January 29, 2004, 09:17:54 PM

Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 29, 2004, 09:17:54 PM
Just what I've been lookin' for all my life.

(http://moosapotamus.com/brassmaster/BB-1%20pots.gif)

Is it mouser part #s 31VQ___?  I've always thought that's what they were, but I've never been sure.  Do they fit into a breadboard without damaging it?

Thanks,
-Colin
Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: Marcos - Munky on January 29, 2004, 09:22:45 PM
Hi Colin. I found this kind of pot in the local store, I asked for "mini" pots and they came with this kind of pot. But the only that I found with this size of legs is the 100k.
Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: Alex C on January 29, 2004, 11:51:25 PM
I've never used these, but the leads in the picture look huge compared to those of the resistors.  If I'm seeing correctly, I'd say they would definitely not fit in a breadboard without damage.  But I'm only going from that picture, I could be wrong.
Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: Ansil on January 30, 2004, 12:44:13 AM
collin i have only seeen one pot that would fit in a bread board without damaging it. and i haen't been able to find a distributor
Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: afranks on January 30, 2004, 03:46:39 AM
FWIW, those aren't SMD pots.  They are thru-hole, PCB mount.
SMD mount components don't require any holes in the PCB.
I've seen SMD pots, but they are typically trimmer types.

Futurlec sells something similar, although they mount to the
PCB at a right angle.  They're cheap too!!!

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

-alan
Title: Hey moose, where'd you get these SMD pots?
Post by: ExpAnonColin on January 30, 2004, 08:00:52 AM
Quote from: afranksFWIW, those aren't SMD pots.  They are thru-hole, PCB mount.
SMD mount components don't require any holes in the PCB.
I've seen SMD pots, but they are typically trimmer types.

Futurlec sells something similar, although they mount to the
PCB at a right angle.  They're cheap too!!!

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

-alan

My mistake, thanks for the correction.  I"ve always used futurlec pots, they're a favorite of mine, but I want to mount at a parallel.  You're right, Alex C, I didn't notice that :)

Normally what I am doing now for breadboard is taking the futurlec pots and soldering #20 gauge non-stranded wire, short leads, to all of the holes.  Just wanted some "parallel mount".

-Colin