Better Concentrics ?

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:34 pm

I would like more progressive concentric pots . The CTS units only work at the end of travel . Anybody know of a better brand ?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:39 am

Barry, I'm not an electronics expert, but it sounds like you are looking for a linear taper potentiometer as opposed to audio taper, which the CTS most likely is (audio taper is exponential/logarithmic, if I remember correcrtly).

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:55 am

Gary is right. It is the control taper and not the brand / quality of the potentiometer. I like the concentrics sold by Stewmac but they are audio taper as well.

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:21 am

So.....can I use linear taper pots in my 4004 ? Where can I get some ? Thanks .

zoomduck · Post by **zoomduck** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:23 am

Ted . How do the Stew/Mac pots perform ?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:52 am

They are very high quality. The sweep is smooth and quiet and they are quite small under the guard.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:28 pm

I want to add to Ted's post that first I got Stew-Mac's 500k pot/switch to do the new RIC tone cap mod, and that switch/pot would not fit under the pickguard - it would make it "hump" right at the control. I reordered from RIC Boutique.