where to buy stereo potentiometers

thermonuclear · 6th September 2005, 12:02 AM

Where do you guys buy your stereo potentiometers. Anywhere in the US?

mastertech · 6th September 2005, 12:14 AM

in australia i shop at jaycar they have some really good pots i mostly buy the
0.5w type, i believe they do business worldwide now through their american
domain name which is www.jaycar.com

Mr pass i read is often supplied by this online store www.digikey.com

cheers

bjackson · 6th September 2005, 12:17 AM

You can get good pots from Digikey. The Panasonics and ALPS are usually well regarded. Also tangentsoft.net sells one of the top of the line ALPS Blue Velvet pots.

Peter Daniel · 6th September 2005, 12:17 AM

www.percyaudio.com

celt · 7th September 2005, 09:17 PM

If you need one *on the cheap*, Rat Shack has an inexpensive 10k ohm, dbl gang Alps that works fairly well. Please note I bought one that didn't track worth a darn though.

EWorkshop1708 · 12th September 2005, 07:08 PM

The only thing I'll buy from Radio Shack is blank Circuit boards with the holes in them, and silver core solder.

Other than that, you won't find much quality electronic parts at RS without being ripped off

celt · 12th September 2005, 08:59 PM

I'll go along with that. But ALPS is a good brand and Rat Shack only wants a few bucks for the stereo pot. (They are good for prototypes or projects.) RS also carry DeOxit now. But for the most part, RS's stuff is of poor quality.

6th September 2005, 12:02 AM	#1
thermonuclear diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	where to buy stereo potentiometers Where do you guys buy your stereo potentiometers. Anywhere in the US? __________________ Arrrr I don't know what I'm doing.

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Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	www.percyaudio.com __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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6th September 2005, 12:14 AM	#2
mastertech Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia	in australia i shop at jaycar they have some really good pots i mostly buy the 0.5w type, i believe they do business worldwide now through their american domain name which is www.jaycar.com Mr pass i read is often supplied by this online store www.digikey.com cheers

6th September 2005, 12:17 AM	#3
bjackson diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois	You can get good pots from Digikey. The Panasonics and ALPS are usually well regarded. Also tangentsoft.net sells one of the top of the line ALPS Blue Velvet pots.

7th September 2005, 09:17 PM	#5
celt diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Paragould, AR	If you need one on the cheap, Rat Shack has an inexpensive 10k ohm, dbl gang Alps that works fairly well. Please note I bought one that didn't track worth a darn though.

12th September 2005, 07:08 PM	#6
EWorkshop1708 diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida	The only thing I'll buy from Radio Shack is blank Circuit boards with the holes in them, and silver core solder. Other than that, you won't find much quality electronic parts at RS without being ripped off

12th September 2005, 08:59 PM	#7
celt diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Paragould, AR	I'll go along with that. But ALPS is a good brand and Rat Shack only wants a few bucks for the stereo pot. (They are good for prototypes or projects.) RS also carry DeOxit now. But for the most part, RS's stuff is of poor quality.

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