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whammoed:


--- Quote from: GadgetGeek on October 16, 2008, 01:25:43 pm ---Don't know if you can use it for this application, but wouldn't a standard rotary dimmer switch (like for a light) that has the push on/off option be useful?

Also, using some sort of spring and microswitch might give you another option (similar to a push/pull spinner).

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No.  A light dimmer works very different.  They stopped using potentiometers many moons ago.

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DaOld Man:

I agree about the dimmer. Older dimmers do have pots, but they are single pots. I will need a dual pot for stereo (two pots on one shaft.)
There is also a difference in pots made for audio signals.

I have found audio stereo pots with an on/off switch built on, and I have found some with push switches built on, but I cant find any with both on/off and push switches.

Also, judging from my experiences with Stevies Jukebox, I think the value of the pot needs to be 25K-50K. The 100K I used works, but it seems to take quite a bit of movement to notice a huge change in volume.

padstack:


--- Quote from: DaOld Man on October 19, 2008, 11:18:31 am ---I agree about the dimmer. Older dimmers do have pots, but they are single pots. I will need a dual pot for stereo (two pots on one shaft.)
There is also a difference in pots made for audio signals.

I have found audio stereo pots with an on/off switch built on, and I have found some with push switches built on, but I cant find any with both on/off and push switches.

Also, judging from my experiences with Stevies Jukebox, I think the value of the pot needs to be 25K-50K. The 100K I used works, but it seems to take quite a bit of movement to notice a huge change in volume.

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Are you using a linear taper or Audio taper pot?

DaOld Man:

Audio

padstack:


--- Quote from: DaOld Man on October 20, 2008, 06:52:04 pm ---Audio

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I got nuthin' then!  :)

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