On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:25:42 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:33:18 -0700, Tim Wescott
wrote:

Don Foreman wrote:


The pot does indeed have a D-shaped hole. It's a surface-mount part
that mounts hard to the board, so once it's down on the board it's
married. Boards are expensive as piece parts, so I really don't want to
go to a second board just for a flex mounting

Less than 1 square inch at 50 cents per square inch ....

-- I think Joe Gwinn's
flex shaft suggestion has merit, if I need to go there.

That approach occurred to me also. Easier with a pot that has a
shaft, but might be workable here. The flex member could be a small
spring or even a bit of polymer tubing.

Tubing is good and lasts for a good long time if propery picked. Bit
of Superglue if necessary.


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or got lucky is never going to help 'the poor.' Poverty isn't
caused by some people having more money than others, just as obesity
isn't caused by McDonald's serving super-sized orders of French fries
Poverty, like obesity, is caused by the life choices that dictate
results." - John Tucci,