Basic F5 Pot Substitution

[Wayniac]

I have some really nice 10K potentiometers I would like to use for P1 and P2 in a basic F5 build. The value of R3 and R4 will be changed to 1.8K.

Should be ok, right? Thanks.

 

[Zen Mod]

increase parallel ones and you're good , even if somewhat limited in setting span

 

[Wayniac]

Thanks for the reply. Attached is a picture of the intended part...The watch is a full size men's watch included for scale. I'm trying to put together an F5 using many parts salvaged from linear accelerators.




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[Zen Mod]

unless you're making F5 as exhibition apparatus , entirely made in Cpt. Nemo fashion , those trimpots are overkill ....... waaaay overkill

better use them as perfect mono vol. pots , adding one resistor from wiper to gnd

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regular cermet multiturn pots are cheap

 

[Wayniac]

"those trimpots are overkill ....... waaaay overkill"

I know...Hee-hee!!

Captain Nemo is a great description of where I'm going with this. I want to build something visually stimulating to match the black and chrome finish of my McIntosh MC-30s.


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[6L6]

Don't use them. Sometimes overkill is actually too much. This is one of them.

Use those pots somewhere you need the precision, a bias pot being used as a PSU voltage divider is not one of them.

Heck - send me your post and I will send you an entire stick of Bourns trimpots.

 

[Zen Mod]

OPLDF is not having any priority ?

 

[6L6]

Nope... I asked first!!

 

[Zen Mod]