Have you tried Googling the "<brand name> parts", model number, etc.=20
Many times there are parts readily available. If it happens to be a=20
Vita-mix, their plant is near here, and I would think they have most=20
everything available.

On 2/21/2011 6:29 PM, Bob Blick wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:46 -0500, "Dr Skip" wrote:
>
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>> I'm repairing a friend's super-duper mega blender (brand name shall
>>     =20
>   =20
>> Anyway, I can't get enough info to tell which type I should replace
>> with. It seems to not be quite linear, but it jumps around so much and
>> never does the same thing twice, so who knows. The question is, are
>> there any designs that use or used an audio taper pot for triac (or
>> maybe scr) speed control?
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> Lamp dimmers have pots that are their own special taper which is not
> linear or audio.
>
> Yours might also be a weird taper.
>
> You might be able to take a linear taper pot and modify its taper with
> the addition of a resistor from wiper to one end.
>
> That might get you close to what you need.
>
> Cheerful regards,
>
> Bob
>
>   =20
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