MOTM

Does anyone know if MOTM style knobs are available for d-shaft type 
pots?

At 12:38 AM +0000 2005/01/09, Jim Carlile wrote:
>Does anyone know if MOTM style knobs are available for d-shaft type
>pots?

I've put MOTM style knobs onto D-type pot shafts. I didn't get any 
kind of special knob for D-shafts, I used the standard knob. The set 
screw just goes onto the flat part of the shaft. More significant is 
whether or not the pot is attached to a PCB or is mounted to the 
front panel. Best if it's mounted to the front panel, otherwise you 
can have a knob whose minimum position is 4 o'clock and whose maximum 
position is 2 o'clock.

Thanks for the tip. I'll see if the standard MOTM knob fits on an 
Octave CAT and lines up properly.. that would be nice.  These 
particular knobs are the same style wise, but don't have a set 
screw.  Instead they have a little metal insert inside them that 
keeps it to a d-shaft.  Some of these pieces are corroded and the 
knobs don't really stay on well, not too mention they are all 
scratched up.. thats why I'm looking for replacements.
-Jim

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Scott Juskiw <scott@t...> wrote:
> At 12:38 AM +0000 2005/01/09, Jim Carlile wrote:
> >Does anyone know if MOTM style knobs are available for d-shaft type
> >pots?
> 
> I've put MOTM style knobs onto D-type pot shafts. I didn't get any 
> kind of special knob for D-shafts, I used the standard knob. The 
set 
> screw just goes onto the flat part of the shaft. More significant 
is 
> whether or not the pot is attached to a PCB or is mounted to the 
> front panel. Best if it's mounted to the front panel, otherwise you 
> can have a knob whose minimum position is 4 o'clock and whose 
maximum 
> position is 2 o'clock.

Actually, I retrofitted my Octave Cat with standard MOTM knobs 
because of the same problem (not to mention a few missing...)  They 
work perfectly.  Digi-Key also sells the colored slider caps that are 
identical to the old ones Octave used... even in the same colors.  
That, and some new Pratt-Read keyboard grommets, and the synth will 
be practically (cosmetically, at least) like new.

-Tim

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Carlile" <eibbs@h...> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the tip. I'll see if the standard MOTM knob fits on an 
> Octave CAT and lines up properly.. that would be nice.  These 
> particular knobs are the same style wise, but don't have a set 
> screw.  Instead they have a little metal insert inside them that 
> keeps it to a d-shaft.  Some of these pieces are corroded and the 
> knobs don't really stay on well, not too mention they are all 
> scratched up.. thats why I'm looking for replacements.
> -Jim
> 
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Scott Juskiw <scott@t...> wrote:
> > At 12:38 AM +0000 2005/01/09, Jim Carlile wrote:
> > >Does anyone know if MOTM style knobs are available for d-shaft 
type
> > >pots?
> > 
> > I've put MOTM style knobs onto D-type pot shafts. I didn't get 
any 
> > kind of special knob for D-shafts, I used the standard knob. The 
> set 
> > screw just goes onto the flat part of the shaft. More significant 
> is 
> > whether or not the pot is attached to a PCB or is mounted to the 
> > front panel. Best if it's mounted to the front panel, otherwise 
you 

> > can have a knob whose minimum position is 4 o'clock and whose 
> maximum 
> > position is 2 o'clock.