Hi all

could I have suggestions please for a long-lasting material that
can act as a clutch between a motor and a pot shaft

Or suggestions for a different construction method perhaps

I've found (a) a range of inexpensive pots with access to the back
end of the shaft and (b) that other types aren't very difficult to dis-
assemble anyway to make access. There is a variety of cheap 3V
to 12V motors I can use

I'm DIY-ing because pots aren't available in either the value or
configuration (eg stacked) I want, or are infrequently available
or are tres expensive

The material would have to be grippy enough to transfer motor
drive to the shaft but not so grippy as to make the shaft hard to
turn by hand against the gearbox. And also not wear down of
course, although the clutch would be (lightly) spring-loaded

I used to have a cheap motorised pot around here somewhere
and have a sneaky suspicion it used some sort of direct drive
that dis-engaged when the shaft was turned by hand or when
the shaft reached the end of its travel

TIA

Joe

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