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Can I pick up a volume pot for my CMOY build at radioshack?

post #1 of 4
6/21/10 at 9:10am
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Hi all,

 

I've been taking some of my free time and putting together a CMOY.  So far so good, but I'm not holding my breath that I'll get it all right on the first shot.

 

In my haste to order the parts list from tangent's site I apparently neglected to order a volume pot.  Is that something I should be able to pick up from Radioshack?  I'm familiar with guitar audio pots but am assuming that I'll need something much different for the CMOY.  What would i be looking for?

 

-jon

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post #2 of 4
6/21/10 at 9:21am

If you're following Tangent's schematic you need a 10k pot.  You'll want a logarithmic pot so you get fluid sound level adjustment.  I'd imagine radio shack would carry such a part. 

 

One thing about cheaper pots.  They tend to be uneven especially at lower levels.  So you may get one channel with a bit more volume than the other at the lower volume positions. 

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post #3 of 4
6/22/10 at 1:58am

Radio Shack does sell two pots that will work for the CMoy pocket amp.  I've added both to the optional parts table.

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post #4 of 4
6/22/10 at 9:08am
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Cool!  Thanks Tangent.  I (along with many others I am sure) certianly appreciate your hard work and willingess to share your knowledge with us who are still learning.

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