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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Quickie => Topic started by: aragorn723 on November 14, 2013, 03:54:04 PM

Title: quickie potentiometer question
Post by: aragorn723 on November 14, 2013, 03:54:04 PM

Hi,

So my Quickie kit is coming tomorrow..  I know i should be good and build it stock first (which is the plan), but I'm wondering about the pot.  Has anyone tried putting the Quickie pot in shunt mode?  What difference does it make?  Heck, what is it?  I found an article about potentiometers but didn't really understand it.  Thanks!

Dave

Title: Re: quickie potentiometer question
Post by: Grainger49 on November 15, 2013, 04:37:46 AM

Your answer and more:

http://www.siteswithstyle.com/VoltSecond/12_posistion_shunt/12_Position_Pure_Shunt.html

VoltSecond is a talented Engineer and a long, long time Bottlehead.

Title: Re: quickie potentiometer question
Post by: Paul Birkeland on November 15, 2013, 04:54:44 AM

Quote from: aragorn723 on November 14, 2013, 03:54:04 PM

  Has anyone tried putting the Quickie pot in shunt mode?  What difference does it make?  Heck, what is it? 

You can certainly give it a shot. It won't hurt anything, and will undoubtedly sound different, but it does come with it's own set of advantages and disadvantages. Performing such experiments is bound to be educational. 

Title: Re: quickie potentiometer question
Post by: aragorn723 on November 15, 2013, 09:39:37 AM

So 2 connections are needed, between the wiper and right lug (with a small piece of wire??) and then installing a 75k to 150k metal film resistor between the top lug and selector switch?  How do you pick a resistor value?  I'm guessing there are a lot of values between 75K and 150K?  Thanks,

Dave