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Title: Help locating potentiometer
Post by: buttersoft on April 05, 2021, 08:12:16 pm
I'm hunting a potentiometer from an old steering wheel. Any help locating a replacement would be greatly appreciated :)

value - 10k linear
Outer diameter - 24mm
Shaft diameter - 6.3mm splined

with a 10mm thread down to the base, though 3/8" would probably be fine.

(https://i.imgur.com/BUfn1bh.jpg)

Title: Re: Help locating potentiometer
Post by: buttersoft on April 05, 2021, 10:45:06 pm
Looks like a Bourns PDB241-GTR01-103B0 would be about perfect, but while it exists according to the datasheet, i can't find anywhere selling one...

https://www.bourns.com/docs/product-datasheets/PDB241-GTR.pdf

I was thinking a guitar pot might be higher quality?
Title: Re: Help locating potentiometer
Post by: PL1 on April 06, 2021, 12:58:05 am
Looks like a Bourns PDB241-GTR01-103B0 would be about perfect, but while it exists according to the datasheet, i can't find anywhere selling one...

https://www.bourns.com/docs/product-datasheets/PDB241-GTR.pdf

I was thinking a guitar pot might be higher quality?
It certainly looks better than a Radio Shack el-cheapo pot.   ;D

Would this one be a suitable sub?
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/bourns-inc/PDB181-E420K-103B/3780676 (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/bourns-inc/PDB181-E420K-103B/3780676)


Scott
Title: Re: Help locating potentiometer
Post by: buttersoft on April 06, 2021, 05:43:18 am
Cheers, i found that one too, it's in my cart at Mouser. I guess failing the guitar pot that one looks pretty good.

EDIT: oh no wait, i found a slightly better one, as it's 24mm not 18mm overall size. Which means the locking tab should just fnt in the right spot without issue...

Looks like a Bourns PDB241-GTR01-103B0 would be about perfect, but while it exists according to the datasheet, i can't find anywhere selling one...

https://www.bourns.com/docs/product-datasheets/PDB241-GTR.pdf

I was thinking a guitar pot might be higher quality?
It certainly looks better than a Radio Shack el-cheapo pot.   ;D

Would this one be a suitable sub?
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/bourns-inc/PDB181-E420K-103B/3780676 (https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/bourns-inc/PDB181-E420K-103B/3780676)


Scott