Would be good to know make and model, maybe even someone has one that=20
they aren't using. something else broke and could give the part to the=20
needy. Or maybe someone has a source for parts.

On 2/22/2011 12:05 PM, Bob Blick wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:28 -0500, "Olin Lathrop" wrote:
>
>   =20
>> Why do you think you need to profile the values?  You said it was a spee=
d
>> control for a blender, if I remember right.  Are you thinking this might
>> be
>> a audio taper pot of something?  If so, you're overthinking this.  Audio
>> taper pots are for volume controls, and are getting scarce nowadays
>> anyway.
>> It will be a linear taper pot, probably the cheapest crappiest pot the
>> blender company could stick in there to not fail before the warranty
>>     =20
> I doubt very much that the pot is linear. It is likely in a diac+triac
> circuit, similar to a lamp dimmer. None of those use standard taper
> pots, the resistance profile is special.
>
> Blenders, like dimmers, have pretty much one way of interacting with
> their users - the knob. The correct response of that one part has a huge
> effect on the user experience, and the manufacturer would spend enough
> time to get it right. The OP is trying to get it right too.
>
> Bob
>
>   =20
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