Re: cheap 5K linear pots found!

These are the ones I was thinking of. Used in early PONG games well on the
joysticks...very long life in constant use applications.

John :-#)#

At 11:29 AM 11/20/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Not cheap, but this one has a 10,000,000 turn life span (and that's what
>you need
>in something like a control yoke):
> http://www.alliedelec.com/cart/partdisplay.asp?PartNumber=5221638
>
>
>Noel Johnson wrote:
>
> > jwelser@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, John Robertson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Good question. One problem with pots is they wear out. The ones
> that Atari
> > > > and others used (Allen Bradley) are special high use pots. These
> ARE more
> > > > expensive than ones you can pick up at regular suppliers. I have tried
> > > > inexpensive linear pots in the past and they last perhaps a small
> fraction
> > > > of the time that an Allen Bradley pot in the same application. The
> AB pots
> > > > have special construction to allow them to be used constantly.
> > >
> > > For home use, how often do you need to adjust the
> > > volume? Certainly not constantly.
> > >
> > > I'd think even the cheapest of the el-cheapo pots would be fine.
> > >
> > > Joe
> >
> > With all due respect Joe, I think we are referring to the control yoke
> > (not volume) potentiometers.
> >
> > Noel

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Received on Sun Nov 21 01:51:47 1999