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Title: Detented potentiometers
Post by: bwanasonic on July 20, 2004, 12:30:30 AM
I'm getting together parts for a TS type OD, and am interested in using the 11 position detented pot featured on some boutique pedals.

Two questions:

- Where can I get a 1M 11 position detented pot
- Having never actually used one, is this a useful feature?

It seems like a good idea for live performance and just generally appeals to me.

Kerry M
Title: Detented potentiometers
Post by: mikeb on July 20, 2004, 01:33:46 AM
Sorry I don't know where you might get those in the USA - however, if you are going to go that route, you might still consider using a 12-way rotary switch. This way you can 'program' your own settings by careful resistor selection (using a detented pot you would be limited to equidistant settings spread across the pot range). The only (slight) disadvantage with this method is that - as most rotaries are break-before-make - you might get a 'pop' or other effect through the circuit, depending on whether the switch is used to configure tone, gain, volume etc; with a detented pot there isn't any 'break', so this doesn't happen.

HTH

Mike
Title: Detented potentiometers
Post by: phillip on July 20, 2004, 02:52:01 AM
Mouser Electronics.  1M linear taper 16mm pot w/ 11 detent positions, part number 313-3000-1M.  $1.74 each.

Phillip
Title: Detented potentiometers
Post by: bwanasonic on July 20, 2004, 03:02:30 PM
Thank you much! I searched Mouser, but obviously not well enough!

Kerry M