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Bottlehead Kits => Legacy Kit Products => Stereomour => Topic started by: kompakt on August 07, 2014, 11:27:51 PM

Title: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: kompakt on August 07, 2014, 11:27:51 PM

Hello!
 I bought a stereomour in 45 config, and i like to build the the stereomour now for 2a3. the previous owner hast remove the hum balance poti.. In pdf manual is this a 10ohm potentiometer. Now i wanna buy witch and dont now if  a 10ohm ( 1W ) is ok  for this job. How much watt most have this potentiometer?
Best Regards
Seyed

Title: Re: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: Grainger49 on August 08, 2014, 03:08:43 AM

The power rating should be on the parts list at the beginning of the manual.

By the way, the hum balance pot should still be needed for 45 operation.  I have no idea why it was removed. 

Title: Re: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: Paul Joppa on August 08, 2014, 03:42:58 AM

The actual power is very low,  but I specified a wirewound pot because they are reliable and quiet.

Title: Re: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: kompakt on August 08, 2014, 05:47:12 AM

Hello!
On the pdf manual is only 2-10 ohm wirewound potentiometers.. and n how much Watt..
I have found this 10ohm wirewound  Pots on ebay:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/2-Stuck-DDR-Potentiometer-Poti-Drehwiderstand-10-Ohm-10R-1Watt-Einstellregler-/281078995470?pt=Bauteile&hash=item41719d1a0e
Do you think this are ok?
Regards
Seyed

Title: Re: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: Paul Birkeland on August 08, 2014, 07:43:10 AM

Try this one:

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CTS-Electronic-Components/026TB32R100B1A1/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtC25l1F4XBU9ebFVlJKl0pjysm4JF5p50= (http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CTS-Electronic-Components/026TB32R100B1A1/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtC25l1F4XBU9ebFVlJKl0pjysm4JF5p50=)

Title: Re: hum balance potentiometer
Post by: kompakt on August 08, 2014, 09:15:25 AM

Thank you very much.
regards
Seyed