Dead_Nid Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi! Do you know of any high grade pots and some store to order them from (in Europe preferably)? I know of ALPS but I can't find any resources to buy. Don't know if that is of any importance but I need stereo pots (both linear and logarithmic) with metal shaft and without button capabilities.Perhaps an idiotic question: Can one make a modification in an amplifier's volume control so that it uses a simple pot instead of a stereo pot?Thanx, best regards, Nid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hi Nid,Yeah, Alps are very good pots.To make a Mickey Mouse stereo pot you connect the shafts of two simple pots with a rubber band or something as a belt. Cut one shaft short so it doesn't stick out. ;D ;DSeriously, you can use a digital stereo pot. Some have control with two pushbuttons, one for volume up and the other for down, or computer control. They have memories too so they "remember" the last-powered setting. Go to www.maxim.com and look at their extremely low distortion and noise. I think www.ti.com also make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Nid Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Greetings audioguru (hey! I want to be an audio guru too when I grow up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hi Nid,You better wait 'til you grow up before using a digital pot. I'm an old geezer and I never grew up. I've never built anything with a digital pot but my car radio and MP3 player use them. Spray contact cleaner into your dirty pots and let the crap drain out. Spray them a few times. Then they might work like new if there isn't dirt stuck under the slider.I've never been a metalhead. I like clear music and lyrics. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_Nid Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I've never been a metalhead. I like clear music and lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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