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Solid State Amplifiers => Preamps and Effects => Topic started by: crane on March 13, 2011, 01:07:57 PM

Title: small pots
Post by: crane on March 13, 2011, 01:07:57 PM
Hi everyone!
I'm thinking if any one has an idea where to get these really small potentiometers. For example like some of Z.Vex pedals use
(http://www.stevesmusiccenter.com/zvexoohwahiiBig.jpg)
Title: Re: small pots
Post by: crane on March 13, 2011, 01:09:42 PM
may be those are just trimpots with handles?
Title: Re: small pots
Post by: J M Fahey on March 13, 2011, 02:35:53 PM
The smallest "regular" pots are:
http://www.alphapotentiometers.net/html/12mm_rot_pot_.html
If you are *really* out of space:
http://www.alphapotentiometers.net/html/9mm_rot_pot_.html
but they almost can't be turned by hand.
Title: Re: small pots
Post by: crane on March 13, 2011, 04:38:33 PM
Thanks for reply!
Well I'm aware of alpha's 9mm production
(http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/images/Alpha_Pot9mm.jpg)
I've used them in some of my designs, but still - it is hard to stuff more than five of them in a row in a box like my first post shows. And they are quite expensive as well. I think I'm gonna go with trim pots as they ar not directly in audio path for my project. Other option would be to use one pot, rotatory switch and a uC to control it all, but that's too complicated to operate for user.
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