Pots for consumer gear
 

I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.

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I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.

The only universal pot these days is the kind your smoke......

If your a dealer, there are a few companies like new sensor
and magic parts that carry some selected parts.

Bob

BOB URZ wrote:
wrote:

I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that
are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and
toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this
sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor
Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last
resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.

The only universal pot these days is the kind your smoke......

If your a dealer, there are a few companies like new sensor
and magic parts that carry some selected parts.

Bob

Nope, I'm just a regular guy, not a dealer. The guitar amp belongs to
my brother-in-law, and I offered to fix it for him. What I'm not
looking for is a universal replacement, but merely a supplier with
sufficient variety to find a part with a reasonable fit.

On 31 Dec 2004 07:23:01 -0800, wrote:

I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.

Make and model of the amplifier would help...

Tom

On 31 Dec 2004 07:23:01 -0800, wrote:

I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.

Get something that is electrically the same, and will fit such that
you can run wires to the PCB without shorting against anything?

Tom

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I have a guitar amplifier under repair, needing several pots that are
printed circuit mounted -- 15 mm diameter with 3/8 bushing and toothed
shaft. Are there any good sources of replacement parts for this sort of
thing? Clearly, the exact fit is important. Neither Digi-Key nor Mouser
have these.

Going to the manufacturer for these parts is hopefully a last resort,
as I would expect to pay a lot.


There are a few internet vendors that cater to musical instrument repair.
A couple of the notable ones a
Antique Electronic Supply - http://www.tubesandmore.com/
Triode Electronics - http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html

Search through those sites and you may find exactly what you need. Also,
contacting the manufacturer may not be as painful as you think.

Cheers!!!
--
Dave M
MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just subsitute the appropriate characters in
the address)

Never take a laxative and a sleeping pill at the same time!!

Gallien-Krueger 250ML, the "shoe box" guitar amplifier.

I took a SWAG and ordered some pots from All Electronics. They seem to
be correct except for having a smaller bushing diameter -- with the
help of some washers I might be OK. At the very least, I can get the
pots replaced in order to find out if there is anything else wrong with
the amp!

Tom MacIntyre wrote:
Make and model of the amplifier would help...

Tom