Noble black potentiometer

jaudio · 13th January 2006, 02:20 PM

I bought two of the black pots ( 10k) ,how do they sound?

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attac...amp=1094735975

I plan to buy more if they are ok.

dsavitsk · 13th January 2006, 05:23 PM

very good. worth using.

kifeinthesink · 13th January 2006, 05:30 PM

where did you buy them?

dsavitsk · 13th January 2006, 05:54 PM

I don't know where he bought them, but the electronic goldmine is selling audio potentiometer assortment bags for $2, each of which contains one 10K Noble as well as a bunch of other ****. Otherwise, Percy sells them for $20.

kifeinthesink · 13th January 2006, 06:10 PM

oooohhhh.

I like mystery bags.

Thanks.

klitgt · 20th February 2006, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dsavitsk
very good. worth using.

I bought one recently fra a Danish retailer who has some left from a stock that is actually more than 10 years old. So it is NOS, so to speak.
After installing it in a diy preamp it did very well for a month but then it started making scratching noise when turned up/down. What can be the reason for that?

jpg · 20th February 2006, 12:57 PM

I don't know the pot this discussion is about, but the reason for any pot making scratching noises can be a dust particle that managed to get inside the (possibly not perfectly sealed) pot. Trying to pulverize the particle by turning the pot a hundred times or so sometimes helps. If the reason for the bad contact isn't a dust particle, but some sort of dirt film or corrosion, trying to wipe it off by turning the pot repeatedly might help as well.

rudi · 20th February 2006, 01:05 PM

it is very easy to take the Noble pot apart. spray it with contact cleaner and assemble again. works every time

they tend to get a bit scratchy after a few years.

jpg · 20th February 2006, 01:31 PM

Well, if you can take that thing apart, this is clearly the better solution.

Merijn · 9th January 2008, 07:56 AM

I know this thread is old, but still worth trying:

I am searching for the Noble black 10K stereo potentiometer for more than 1 year now. My ancient commercially built ASR Emitter 1+ from the year 1991 uses it, but here in the Netherlands as wel as the bigger online shops don't have this value anymore.

Can someone sell me 1, or does someone know a shop where they have them?

13th January 2006, 02:20 PM	#1
jaudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	Noble black potentiometer I bought two of the black pots ( 10k) ,how do they sound? http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/attac...amp=1094735975 I plan to buy more if they are ok.

9th January 2008, 07:56 AM	#10
Merijn diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Arnhem, The Netherlands	I know this thread is old, but still worth trying: I am searching for the Noble black 10K stereo potentiometer for more than 1 year now. My ancient commercially built ASR Emitter 1+ from the year 1991 uses it, but here in the Netherlands as wel as the bigger online shops don't have this value anymore. Can someone sell me 1, or does someone know a shop where they have them? __________________ "If you stay with a problem long enough you will get the answer. It may not be the one you expected, but the chances are it will be the truth." (C.M. Allen)

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13th January 2006, 05:23 PM	#2
dsavitsk diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	very good. worth using.

13th January 2006, 05:30 PM	#3
kifeinthesink diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Guelph, Ontario	where did you buy them?

13th January 2006, 05:54 PM	#4
dsavitsk diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chicago	I don't know where he bought them, but the electronic goldmine is selling audio potentiometer assortment bags for $2, each of which contains one 10K Noble as well as a bunch of other ****. Otherwise, Percy sells them for $20.

13th January 2006, 06:10 PM	#5
kifeinthesink diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Guelph, Ontario	oooohhhh. I like mystery bags. Thanks.

20th February 2006, 12:57 PM	#7
jpg diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany	I don't know the pot this discussion is about, but the reason for any pot making scratching noises can be a dust particle that managed to get inside the (possibly not perfectly sealed) pot. Trying to pulverize the particle by turning the pot a hundred times or so sometimes helps. If the reason for the bad contact isn't a dust particle, but some sort of dirt film or corrosion, trying to wipe it off by turning the pot repeatedly might help as well.

20th February 2006, 01:05 PM	#8
rudi diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: .	it is very easy to take the Noble pot apart. spray it with contact cleaner and assemble again. works every time they tend to get a bit scratchy after a few years.

20th February 2006, 01:31 PM	#9
jpg diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany	Well, if you can take that thing apart, this is clearly the better solution.

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