[sdiy] Which cheap pots are acceptable?

[Jim Patchell]

	I use these pots.  They have a pretty good feel for a cheap pot (and if 
you buy them in 100's, they are like 87 cents apiece).  A $6 pot like a 
bournes does feel better...but it costs....$6.

	I have only had one of these pots fail...I built a speed controller for 
a model railroad, and after about 6 years, the bushing in the pot wore 
out...but that is because the guy I built it for likes to push on the 
knob while turning it....but I have these things in stuff I built 20 
years ago, and they are still working quite acceptably.

Michael Schulze wrote:
> Well, I've used up all the cool 30 year old sealed cts pots I found at the
> surplus store, and I now need to start paying retail.
> 
> I'd like to ask where y'all are getting cheap general purpose 100k pots.
> Mouser has some xicons for about a buck each.  Are these good enough for
> general analog synth use?
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