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Offline 5Beans6Topic starter

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Need Help Finding Replacement Pot for Bass Amp
« on: April 14, 2018, 03:46:03 am »
I am repairing a broken pot on a bass amp for my friend and I can't seem to find one that is the same as in the amp. I have checked most of the major electronics website including ebay and amazon but no one seems to have exactly what Im looking for. It has a value of 250K Ohms, is logarithmic, and has a D type shaft. It needs to be through hole mount because it goes into a PCB.

I have included pictures of the broken one for reference.

If anyone knows where I can get a replacement I would appreciate it sooo much!
« Last Edit: April 14, 2018, 03:52:28 am by 5Beans6 »
 

Offline DaJMasta

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Re: Need Help Finding Replacement Pot for Bass Amp
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2018, 04:02:43 am »
Is it just trouble finding a 250k version?  That style seems to be fairly common, and the size doesn't seem to be unusual, but the stuff on digikey seems to hit at 100k and 500k and not in between.  I'm certain the manufacturers would make other values, but they may not sell enough of them to keep a stock, so it may be a special order.

If you can't find the right termination style, you could always bend right angle pins or trim down solder lugs to fit, or even run wires from them with them facing away from the board, since it gets all its mechanical strength from the mounting nut, having it mount directly in the PCB is sort of secondary.
 

Offline 5Beans6Topic starter

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Re: Need Help Finding Replacement Pot for Bass Amp
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2018, 04:08:23 am »
I think Im going to have to go with the wire method. I have found plenty of 250K pots but none with though hole mounts. Thanks!
 

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