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Re: Adapt 8mm pot for 3/8 hole

2010-07-22 by Todd

I use #47 (maybe 49, whichever is the smaller) O-Rings from Home Depot.  They're usually over by the sink repair stuff and come in packs of ten.  I also use these for banana conversions, but they're a bit tricky to get in with banana's.  

Does anybody besides Dave and Steve still need the larger hole?

-TF

--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <sduck409@...> wrote:
>
> A while ago I bought some of those #5 o-rings on the advice of members of this group. My experience was that they were too big - I couldn't squeeze the (alpha) pot with the o-ring on it into the 3/8 hole. It's quite possible that home depot had them labeled wrong though. So when you're at the store, pick up some smaller ones just in case - they're cheap. 
> 
> --- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, "woostern" <woostern@> wrote:
> >
> > Does anybody have a clever solution for mounting a 8 mm pot in a 3/8 hole (besides tightening the nut really hard)?
> > 
> > I thought I remember somebody finding the perfect washer or rubber band, but can't seem to find the post in the archive.  
> > 
> > I guess I should stop being a cheapskate and order some of these:
> > 
> >   http://www.shopamw.com/servlet/the-50/NEW--dsh--Adapter-Washers/Detail
> > 
> > Or just use Bourns.
> > 
> > Nathan
> >
>

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