Panasonic pots (quality question)

[Sasha]

Anybody ever used Panasonic EVU-F2LFL3B14 pots?

How are they build quality and turning feeling... how smooth they are? Would you recommend it?

[nebula]

They are a little wobbly.  They are similar to the pots in a Novation Nova/Supernova (I used one as a replacement with a little coaxing), and they are also similar to the pots in a Korg MS2000.

I would use them in a box that I make fine adjustments to, but not in something I perform with.  They are very inexpensive and readily available.

I have a couple EVU pots sitting in my desk drawer.  I'll send one to you with the displays I'm shipping to you today.  This one is a little different though becase it has no bushing, but the mechanism is the same, with a similar footprint. (p.n EVU-F2AF30B14)

[Sasha]

Thank you nebula for your detailed answer and for sending me sample. ;) I appreciate it!

Inexpensiveness and small footprint is what cough my eye, and wobbling it what I afraid of. These type of pots is originally used on x0xb0x and maybe is a good idea to change them with Alps. I think they make very similar pot.

[nebula]

Well it's very similar to the ALPS.  Unfortunately the only ones I have left have no bushing, so they are a bit more wobbly than the one you're looking at.  I believe the Nova I replaced the cutoff freq pot on used ALPS pots, and I replaced it with the closest EVU pot I could find.  I then had to cut and file the shaft.  Honestly the ALPS didn't feel any better to me.

[Sasha]

Thank you. I`m looking for compatible Albs pot right now in mouser. I feel it better to find one with shorter shaft so no cutting needed to have same length. I am talking about trimming shaft for x0x project. http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/fab/prep/index.html