Hi,
I've used these pots for a number of years in various projects, in both 2CP2500 and 2CP2511 guise.
I now need a Quad pot for a project and the 4CP2511 fits the bill mechanically. However, I can only get it in a Log guise and I need Linear. A quad log is £129 here in the UK, so it's not a cheap part.
I happen to have some spare 2CP2500 Lin Dual pots (I bought them here in 2020, 50KB type with PCB pins). I am thinking that it should be easy to swap the tracks from the Lin pots into the 4CP quads, no? Why wouldn't it be? I have taken the 2CP2500 apart before. Unlike the Alps pots, it's easy to disassemble. I cannot see any reason why TKD would depart from the mechanical specs for tracking between Dual / Quad, so this ought to be an easy exercise, right?
Am I missing anything here? Why would the mechanicals of the tracks / pins differ? I'd like to be sure before dropping £129 on a part that I won't be able to return.
Thanks,
I've used these pots for a number of years in various projects, in both 2CP2500 and 2CP2511 guise.
I now need a Quad pot for a project and the 4CP2511 fits the bill mechanically. However, I can only get it in a Log guise and I need Linear. A quad log is £129 here in the UK, so it's not a cheap part.
I happen to have some spare 2CP2500 Lin Dual pots (I bought them here in 2020, 50KB type with PCB pins). I am thinking that it should be easy to swap the tracks from the Lin pots into the 4CP quads, no? Why wouldn't it be? I have taken the 2CP2500 apart before. Unlike the Alps pots, it's easy to disassemble. I cannot see any reason why TKD would depart from the mechanical specs for tracking between Dual / Quad, so this ought to be an easy exercise, right?
Am I missing anything here? Why would the mechanicals of the tracks / pins differ? I'd like to be sure before dropping £129 on a part that I won't be able to return.
Thanks,
If Hi-Fi Collective does not know, then only TDK could tell you.
However, older TDK pot models have different lugs than newer models,
so the newer case may be incompatible with the older lug layout.
If your old pots are recent enough, they may work with the current pots.
https://www.hificollective.co.uk/sites/default/files/2022-02/cp2500-color-e.pdf
However, older TDK pot models have different lugs than newer models,
so the newer case may be incompatible with the older lug layout.
If your old pots are recent enough, they may work with the current pots.
https://www.hificollective.co.uk/sites/default/files/2022-02/cp2500-color-e.pdf
Thank you, Ray. That is good advice.
The Lin pots I have are the older ones, but the quads I see on HFC's site are newer type. I have a selection of green (older) and black (newer) duals here on the shelf, so I will have to take a couple apart and see.
The Lin pots I have are the older ones, but the quads I see on HFC's site are newer type. I have a selection of green (older) and black (newer) duals here on the shelf, so I will have to take a couple apart and see.
It seems like a good bet that this would work, but I would first try contacting TDK
and describe what you want to do, and see what they say.
ATTENUATOR PROFADER STUDIO EQUIPMENTS TOKYO KO-ON DENPA CO., LTD.
56 Orimoto-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan URL: http://www.tkd-corp.com
Phone: +81-45-470-9341 Fax: +81-45-474-0832 E-Mail : tkd-sales@ko-on.co.jp
and describe what you want to do, and see what they say.
ATTENUATOR PROFADER STUDIO EQUIPMENTS TOKYO KO-ON DENPA CO., LTD.
56 Orimoto-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan URL: http://www.tkd-corp.com
Phone: +81-45-470-9341 Fax: +81-45-474-0832 E-Mail : tkd-sales@ko-on.co.jp
