One of my push pull pots doesn't lift up...

Pierre · Mar 30, 2006

Yeah... the resistor itself reads fine so I can salvage it, but the push pull part doesn't work, the shaft just doesn't life up. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone?

Also, does anyone know where in Europe, on the web do they have the cheapest 500K volume pot with push pull, and that takes paypal? That'd be very useful.. Thanks!

Dave Z · Mar 30, 2006

Re: One of my push pull pots doesn't lift up...

Hey before you give up try blasting it with 'contact cleaner'...here in the US it is easily found at Radio Shack, not sure about France!

BTW what is with that Daniel Auteuil movie 'Cache'?! Lots of discussion here as to whether it is self-consistent or not....

Pierre · Mar 30, 2006

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Mhmm I took the whole thing apart and er... components kinda flew everywhere . I don't believe I lost any but I'm a bit stuck with the reassembly, I'm not sure of where the spring goes, as well as the orientation of the back plastic thingy. If any of you has a diagram, I'd appreciate, thanks

They don't have it in Radioshack here, and I haven't lived in France in ages dude

The music stores here carry them but they're about 11 pounds, so around 18 bucks each. I'm not ready to pay that much.
I haven't seen the movie...

Dave Z · Mar 30, 2006

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OK, your tag line threw me there...so, make up your mind: Scotland or Netherlands!

As for online, and paypal, and pushpulls, that is a stretch. You might try http://www.smallbearelec.com

or ebay

Pierre · Mar 30, 2006

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Scotland during school time for uni, Netherlands for holidays, where my family is

I AM French though, well done

Thanks! I'll try that

Zhangliqun · Mar 31, 2006

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It has fallen.....and it can't get up!

Dave Z · Mar 31, 2006

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Wow, Scotland in the school months (winter) bloody dark up there! I spent a week in Edinburgh in November many years back, that defined "bleak"...hard to get a good sandwich too, though the Indian food was great. So was the whisky, too....

Great old town though & the castle is a superb tour. You could practically touch the crown jewels back then.

Pierre · Mar 31, 2006

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I've never been there :laugh2: Only 'tourist' place I've visited was arthur's seat. Fun walk. And yeah it's a great place, I'd live nowhere else if I had the choice. The country is just amazing.

frankfalbo · Mar 31, 2006

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I would never try to reassemble one of those. Its not worth it. Advice to others, though: The inner workings consist of white nylon and some metal parts. If you get the chassis too hot during grounding or other wiring, it can distort the plastic parts inside and kill the switch action.

Pierre · Mar 31, 2006

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And that is EXACTLY what happened to me, I realized yesterday night. St00pid I am :smack:

Artie · Mar 31, 2006