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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: mean_dorris on December 12, 2014, 01:29:58 AM

Title: Which knobs?
Post by: mean_dorris on December 12, 2014, 01:29:58 AM
Hey all,

I have this Egghead build that turned pretty sweet (except for my sub-par etch job). I fit the thing into a 1590A using 9mm pots that I managed to fit beside eachother mounted on the PCB. The question is, are there knobs small enough to fit gracefully on this little dude?

Dean
Title: Re: Which knobs?
Post by: alanp on December 12, 2014, 01:49:20 AM
Maybe those knobs that work out to be like a 1mm skin over the pot. I don't know who sells them or what they're called -- that's closer than I'd use for even 1900H knobs.

I'd just use the good old Indian Ink directly on the potshaft for a marker for that situation, lacquer it with clear nailpolish, and leave it at that. But my builds look horrible compared to anyone else here, so don't do that :)
Title: Re: Which knobs?
Post by: Luke51411 on December 12, 2014, 03:05:12 AM
I've heard of people using heat shrink tubing. Might be worth a try.
Title: Re: Which knobs?
Post by: mean_dorris on December 12, 2014, 03:26:40 AM
Quote from: Luke51411 on December 12, 2014, 03:05:12 AM
I've heard of people using heat shrink tubing. Might be worth a try.

I thought about that, but I'm not particularly stoked on my etch job for this box, so I figured some cute knobs would counteract my aesthetic dissatisfaction. Still, it may come to it..
Title: Re: Which knobs?
Post by: selfdestroyer on December 12, 2014, 03:31:46 AM
You could drill a small hole as an indicator or use a file to make a bevel or a dremell to make a slice for an indicator.

Cody
Title: Re: Which knobs?
Post by: rumbletone on December 17, 2014, 04:08:48 AM
Quote from: mean_dorris on December 12, 2014, 01:29:58 AM
Hey all,

I have this Egghead build that turned pretty sweet (except for my sub-par etch job). I fit the thing into a 1590A using 9mm pots that I managed to fit beside eachother mounted on the PCB. The question is, are there knobs small enough to fit gracefully on this little dude?

Dean

How about http://www.mammothelectronics.com/4SK1000HBK-p/700-1600.htm ?

How much room is there between the shafts?