----- Original Message ----- From: "Spehro Pefhany" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [EE]: Alpha Pot problem > 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" > speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com I use pots just like what you described (including the B10K stamp) in my products. Try this link: http://www.mouser.com//catalog/specsheets/105161.pdf Carey -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.