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post #46 of 51
1/11/06 at 10:01pm
I guess I missed it

I did not get a chance to order them before, I was just going to, and I don't see them listed anymore.

I thought they had a bunch of them before (over a 100). Either I was wrong, or somebody bought a ton of them.

Randy
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post #47 of 51
1/12/06 at 4:45pm
JBL told me that they are sold out. The Alps RK40 pot was discontinued and they were being sold under cost. Shoot them an email. They are very helpful.
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post #48 of 51
1/13/06 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by Voodoochile
The stepped version has a plastic gear to enable the 'click stops'. It is still a continuous plastic element pot, not a "stepped attenuator" in the true sense.

That is to say that it is not a series or ladder attenuator, but is a potentiometer that has click-stops.

It is a very nice pot, with a nicer feel than the Alps Blue (albeit they are freaking huge). I just wanted to clarify that you are not buying a stepped attenuator when you get a black beauty that clicks. You are getting a volume pot that clicks like an attenuator.
My fake alps pots have a bunch of 8th watt resistors in them. Want pictures?
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post #49 of 51
1/13/06 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by ericj
My fake alps pots have a bunch of 8th watt resistors in them. Want pictures?
I have two of those myself, they do indeed. Those are fake Blue Velvets.

The Black Beauty is a continuous plastic element potentiometer. The "stepped" version has a plastic gear that gives the 'clicky' feel, but it's also a continuous plastic element pot. A very nice one at that.

If it has discrete resistors, it is not a real Alps pot.
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post #50 of 51
1/14/06 at 1:06am
The shaft is 6mm



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post #51 of 51
11/28/11 at 11:01am

Got a few of these I'm selling off.  More details to follow in the marketplace forums.

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