MOTM

Thanks for the replies.  You all told me what I needed to know.  I did 
not know about the plastic vs metal bushing or the difference in feel.  
I've decided to stay with the 148-149 series for my projects.

-Richard Brewster

strohs56k wrote:

>--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" wrote:
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>>>It isn't clear from the specs in the catalog what makes the
>>>148-149 series so much better.  Anybody know?
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>>Spectrol 248/249 parts are 100% plastic construction (not the
>>resistive element, the physical part). This means plastic shaft
>>and worse, plastic *threads* . NOT RECOMMENDED. Also, the
>>rotational torque of the shaft is *very* stiff.
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>>Tried them for 1 run of 1 module, they were not suitable...
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>I have (or rather I had) a module with these 24x series pots.  (I 
>bought this particular module used so it could have been from an early 
>production run.)  They were definitely stiff!  I disliked the feel 
>enough to call Paul and ask about these.  I ended up buying a few 14x 
>series pots from him to rid myself of the 24x types.  (Which is why I 
>say had.  I still have the module but it doesn't have 24x series pots 
>in it anymore ;)
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