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Need new pots!

Tim Vanhe

Need new pots!

by Tim Vanhe » Thu, 06 Apr 2000 04:00:00

Where can I find high quality pots? Mine aren't very high quality, they cost
me about 1$ a piece and they are the best I can find. but they are totally
worn out. I cleaned them a few day ago and they spike again.
Anthony Brook

Need new pots!

by Anthony Brook » Fri, 07 Apr 2000 04:00:00


Depending on the wheel you have, if you can get a number off the back of the
pot, check out www.digikey.com
I currently have a TSW2 and I ordered like 10 pots for spares that was alot
cheaper than going thru TSW direct.

Tony

Marc Collin

Need new pots!

by Marc Collin » Fri, 07 Apr 2000 04:00:00

I have never had too much of a problem finding pots of the right specs in a
typical big-city electronics supply store...but every wheel I have owned so
far has used customised/special connectors between the pot and the
wheel/pedal device itself--meaning that unless you can forge your own metal
or cut and remould plastic, you're not going to get very far.

Does the TSW wheel use a more generic design (I wouldn't be surprised if
they used this sensible approach)?  What do you recommend for the rest of
us?

Marc.




> > Where can I find high quality pots? Mine aren't very high quality, they
> cost
> > me about 1$ a piece and they are the best I can find. but they are
totally
> > worn out. I cleaned them a few day ago and they spike again.

> Depending on the wheel you have, if you can get a number off the back of
the
> pot, check out www.digikey.com
> I currently have a TSW2 and I ordered like 10 pots for spares that was
alot
> cheaper than going thru TSW direct.

> Tony

Anthony Brook

Need new pots!

by Anthony Brook » Fri, 07 Apr 2000 04:00:00

The only 2 wheels I've owned is a Thrustmaster GP1 and now a TSW2. Both of
them was easy to replace pots. No customizing here, but I'm sure every wheel
is different.

Tony


> I have never had too much of a problem finding pots of the right specs in
a
> typical big-city electronics supply store...but every wheel I have owned
so
> far has used customised/special connectors between the pot and the
> wheel/pedal device itself--meaning that unless you can forge your own
metal
> or cut and remould plastic, you're not going to get very far.

> Does the TSW wheel use a more generic design (I wouldn't be surprised if
> they used this sensible approach)?  What do you recommend for the rest of
> us?

> Marc.





> > > Where can I find high quality pots? Mine aren't very high quality,
they
> > cost
> > > me about 1$ a piece and they are the best I can find. but they are
> totally
> > > worn out. I cleaned them a few day ago and they spike again.

> > Depending on the wheel you have, if you can get a number off the back of
> the
> > pot, check out www.digikey.com
> > I currently have a TSW2 and I ordered like 10 pots for spares that was
> alot
> > cheaper than going thru TSW direct.

> > Tony


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