Any external belt drive volume controllers w/remote

doughter · 25th April 2007, 11:18 AM

Someone told me that there is an external kit that one could add to a preamplifier to turn it into remote capable. I can not seem to find it anywhere. I prefer this solution to a adding a passive like a Creek obh or taking the preamplifier apart and using one of the Welbourne like devices.

Or has anyone tried the same thing where I had read about years ago someone took apart a kids remote controlled toy car and using the motor from it. Then placing it on the top of the preamplifier with a belt wrapping around the volume control.

I_Forgot · 26th April 2007, 02:41 AM

Yeah, I saw that. I think his name was Rube Goldberg.

When I was a kid I taped strings to the light switch and window shade in my bedroom. I routed the strings so that one turned on the light and another turned it it off, etc. It was really cool!

I_F

doughter · 29th April 2007, 01:34 PM

Is there another forum here that I might be able to get more help with this?

jleaman · 29th April 2007, 04:16 PM

I don't know if this is what you are looking for but might be close ?

http://www.diycable.com/main/product...roducts_id=532

doughter · 29th April 2007, 09:34 PM

Thank you for the help, but no.
It would a volume controller that would have a motor that sits on the top of my preamp and a belt that would come downwards to wrap around the existing volume knob.
I know it would be ugly but this way there would be no sound degradation due to replacing the existing volume control.

cowanrg · 29th April 2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by doughter
Thank you for the help, but no.
It would a volume controller that would have a motor that sits on the top of my preamp and a belt that would come downwards to wrap around the existing volume knob.
I know it would be ugly but this way there would be no sound degradation due to replacing the existing volume control.

the link that jleaman posted would work. think about it, take off the knob from the motorized pot, install a pulley instead. put a belt from the pulley to the volume knob on your preamp. done.

edit:

forgot to mention, you can buy the kit without the attenuator. this way it would just be a motor, and allow you to do what you want.

I_Forgot · 30th April 2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by doughter
... years ago someone took apart a kids remote controlled toy car and using the motor from it. Then placing it on the top of the preamplifier with a belt wrapping around the volume control.

Why don't you try that? You can get those cars at any garage sale for $1-5.

I_F

rcavictim · 30th April 2007, 12:41 AM

Here is how I did that. I love it!

Universal remote control using WWII bomber technology

cowanrg · 30th April 2007, 12:47 AM

www.qkits.com

tons of electronic kits. there's bound to be a remote-controller stepper motor or something like that for cheap.

mcs · 30th April 2007, 01:46 AM

You could just use a control board for a motorized pot (like my Remote1), and substitute a small gear motor for the pot.

Best regards,

Mikkel C. Simonsen

25th April 2007, 11:18 AM	#1
doughter diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Any external belt drive volume controllers w/remote Someone told me that there is an external kit that one could add to a preamplifier to turn it into remote capable. I can not seem to find it anywhere. I prefer this solution to a adding a passive like a Creek obh or taking the preamplifier apart and using one of the Welbourne like devices. Or has anyone tried the same thing where I had read about years ago someone took apart a kids remote controlled toy car and using the motor from it. Then placing it on the top of the preamplifier with a belt wrapping around the volume control.

30th April 2007, 12:41 AM	#8
rcavictim diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cool end of a soldering iron NW of Toronto	Here is how I did that. I love it! Universal remote control using WWII bomber technology __________________ I.Q.Test. Have you ever purchased a recreational snowmobile?

30th April 2007, 01:46 AM	#10
mcs diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denmark	You could just use a control board for a motorized pot (like my Remote1), and substitute a small gear motor for the pot. Best regards, Mikkel C. Simonsen __________________ My personal electronics website Remote control kits website

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26th April 2007, 02:41 AM	#2
I_Forgot diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Az.	Yeah, I saw that. I think his name was Rube Goldberg. When I was a kid I taped strings to the light switch and window shade in my bedroom. I routed the strings so that one turned on the light and another turned it it off, etc. It was really cool! I_F

29th April 2007, 01:34 PM	#3
doughter diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Is there another forum here that I might be able to get more help with this?

29th April 2007, 04:16 PM	#4
jleaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2002	I don't know if this is what you are looking for but might be close ? http://www.diycable.com/main/product...roducts_id=532

29th April 2007, 09:34 PM	#5
doughter diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Thank you for the help, but no. It would a volume controller that would have a motor that sits on the top of my preamp and a belt that would come downwards to wrap around the existing volume knob. I know it would be ugly but this way there would be no sound degradation due to replacing the existing volume control.

30th April 2007, 12:47 AM	#9
cowanrg diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lafayette, CO	www.qkits.com tons of electronic kits. there's bound to be a remote-controller stepper motor or something like that for cheap.

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