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Pots for 5E3 Deluxe

10/27/1999 4:27 PM
Don	Pots for 5E3 Deluxe Hello all, I built a 5E3 a while back, and it works great. One thing I noticed was that the volume comes on quickly; that is, a small twist of the knob results in a pretty substantial volume increase (I tried both audio and linear taper pots and there is very little difference). Now I know this is most likely due to the taper of the pot, and that the older pots had a different taper (10% or so?), but I was wondering if anyone sells the right taper pots nowadays. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Don

10/27/1999 4:27 PM

Don

Pots for 5E3 Deluxe

Hello all,

I built a 5E3 a while back, and it works great. One thing I noticed was that the volume comes on quickly; that is, a small twist of the knob results in a pretty substantial volume increase (I tried both audio and linear taper pots and there is very little difference). Now I know this is most likely due to the taper of the pot, and that the older pots had a different taper (10% or so?), but I was wondering if anyone sells the right taper pots nowadays.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Don

Replies:

SpeedRacer I'm pretty sure these used linear p... -- 10/27/1999 11:32 PM
Bruce If you wired the volume pots like a... -- 10/28/1999 4:04 AM
Don Thanks for the info, guys. I had h... -- 10/28/1999 6:04 PM