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Unread 05-02-2007, 12:56
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Re: pic: 177 Controls Teaser

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Originally Posted by Chaychay View Post
Where did you get linear slide potentiometers that long?
Mike Betts obtained them from an electronics store in Connecticut. I believe the store's name is something like "Cables and Connectors," but it isn't the web store of the same name.

I would recommend calling a specialized electronics store (read: not Radio Shack) and asking if they have linear potentiometers. There is a store near Boston called "You-Do-It Electronics," but your area probably has something similar.

Also, make sure you get the right resistance pots. We got 50K ones last year, whereas the OI wants 100K pots, so we lost 50% of our resolution, which was acceptable for the application, but required fixing in software.

-Greg