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Projects => Tech Help - Projects Page => Topic started by: dont-tase-me-bro on April 27, 2014, 08:01:49 PM

Title: Mangler - trimpot "1" marking on PCB means ???
Post by: dont-tase-me-bro on April 27, 2014, 08:01:49 PM
I was about to solder in the trimpot, and I noticed the "1" on the PCB.  Does that indicate leg 1?  I bought a trimpot from Small Bear which fits perfectly in the space, but the leg it has marked "1", is on the other side.

http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=160

Do I have the wrong type of trimpot, or am I interpreting the PCB incorrectly?

If there is one thing I've learned recently, soldering is way easier than de-soldering.

Thanks
Title: Re: Mangler - trimpot "1" marking on PCB means ???
Post by: RobA on April 27, 2014, 11:52:57 PM
It looks to me like the the 1 on the PCB indicates pin 1 and that's consistent with the schematic as well. But, as long as the middle pin on your trimmer is pin 2 (the pot's wiper), the orientation of pins 1 and 3 isn't going to matter because the trimmer is a linear pot and it doesn't really matter which way you need to move it as long as you can dial in the right resistance to set the bias voltage level.
Title: Re: Mangler - trimpot "1" marking on PCB means ???
Post by: dont-tase-me-bro on April 28, 2014, 01:26:46 AM
Thank you.  I will solder it in.