At 03:42 PM 12/9/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>We have a piece of equipment which has an Alpha pot in it,
>and the pot has gone bad.  Mouser seems to be the primary
>distributor for Alpha/Xicon pots, but I can't seem to figure
>out what the part number for this particular pot is.
>
>It has six leads, the body is 7.5mm high, 12mm wide, and
>14.5mm front to back, with the leads protruding from the
>12mm side.  It is vertical PCB mount, with an unthreaded
>bushing of less than 2mm in height and the shaft is 18mm
>long, of which the last 12mm is flattened to hold a set
>screw in place.  It has the code B10k stamped on the end
>opposite the terminals.
>
>I'd really hate to resort to ordering random parts and hoping
>they match, and the info on the Alpha/Xicon site could be
>more helpful.  It appears to be a scanned catalog, which
>is not of a high enough resolution to make out the
>dimensions.
>
>If anyone knows anything about this, or has an Alpha
>catalog lying about that they can flip through, I'd be
>quite appreciative if they could share some of that
>knowledge with me!

Well, I have a 2004 Alpha catalog that I picked up in Asia,
but frankly the chances of getting a pot to fit a piece of
equipment from a USA-based distributor are pretty close to nil
as there is so much customization and so many base models to
start with. You'd be better off going to the equipment manufacturer
and pleading for them to sell you the exact replacement part.

Best regards,

Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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