kingnerk Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hi, looking for good solid panel mount pots, nice and stiff like an allen & heath mixer. Im going to be using Farnell in the UK for the parts, and looking at the ALPS section (as i hear they are very good) - the 2 i have narrowed it down to are as follows:http://uk.farnell.com/alps/rk11k11410ka/potentiometer-10ka/dp/1191745http://uk.farnell.com/alps/rk09711110k/potentiometer-10k/dp/1191710Whats the difference between these 2? (apart from the 2nd one looking cooler and all metal)Does the different shaft heights limit what knob I can use?It seems ALPS type B pots are log, but their type As are LINEAR. Its linear i need right?Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liinnerd Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Looks like you could use them... there 10K Lineair so shouldn't give any problems.The difference between the two? The price ;-) Looks like one is horizont PCB mount and the other vertical. Grtz,Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnerk Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 excellent, I might buy 1 of each as a tester to see what they are like and if they are worth the extra.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liinnerd Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 good idea. But here in Holland farnell charges 5 euro's handling costs for orders below 50 euro's.. don't know if it's the same in the UK. Soit could be expensive to order just 2 pots ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 If you're still undecided give the Alpha 16mm pots a shot - I have grown to love em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnerk Posted August 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 Is 16mm the shaft length? I still havent fully worked this outDoes this affect the type of knob you can have? Ideally I want some with a centre detent and some without, but which are of the same type/brand so they have the same "feel"Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 In this case it's the body diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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