Alpha 16mm pcb mount pots in US, where to buy?

skylab001 · Post by **skylab001** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:49 pm

I've been trying to find a source for the alpha 16mm pc mount pots used in the Oakley modules here in the US. I thought mouser/digikey/newark would have them but I haven't been able to find them. Mouser only had the solder lugs, and thats the closest I've come. It seems like futurelec sells them, but it looks like a crap shoot since they don't give you any details, not sure I'd end up with the right ones. so far these are the only parts holding me up. I thought they'd be simple to find since I've used alpha's all over my other projects, but they were all solder lugs.

What's the best way to mount the PCB if I used the solder lug versions and flew the wires to the board?

JohnLRice · Post by **JohnLRice** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:36 am

Welcome!

This thread mentions a couple places, and Alpha as an alternative brand:
http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-41002-0.html

Small Bear is a good outfit:
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=692

Synthbuilder · Post by **Synthbuilder** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:34 am

http://www.futurlec.com/PotRot.shtml

Tony

e-grad · Post by **e-grad** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:45 am

Synthbuilder wrote:http://www.futurlec.com/PotRot.shtml

Now, that's reasonably priced!

I couldn't find the brand mentioned on the HP. Are these actual Alpha pots?

Futurlec is from the US but they ship orders from within Europe from their UK branch? No import duties?

It just sounds to good.

skylab001 · Post by **skylab001** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:31 pm

Tony have you actually bought them from futurlec.com? I saw them there but wasn't sure if I'd get the right ones since they don't offer much info as far as specs go and they never responded to my inquiry.

Synthbuilder · Post by **Synthbuilder** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:54 am

skylab001 wrote:Tony have you actually bought them from futurlec.com?

No, I tend to buy all my pots from Rapid and also occasionally from Banzai. Rapid's pots have too long a shaft for Moogy knobs but I use different knobs on my modular so I can get away with the longer shaft. Fnarr...

However, those pots on the Futurelec site look the right ones to me. The close up photos on the site certainly look like Alphas. The mounting hole size is 7.5mm which suggests 16mm pots too.

Certainly worth a punt I would say.

Tony

Neutron7 · Post by **Neutron7** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:40 pm

Mouser has BL pots which are the same format(and they are cheap), but conductive plastic, I have used a few of them and not noticed any problems, but of course i can not say how reliable they will be in the future.

discomicke · Post by **discomicke** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:57 pm

e-grad wrote:
Synthbuilder wrote:http://www.futurlec.com/PotRot.shtml
Now, that's reasonably priced!

I couldn't find the brand mentioned on the HP. Are these actual Alpha pots?

Futurlec is from the US but they ship orders from within Europe from their UK branch? No import duties?

It just sounds to good.

Found this old post while googling for other stuff. The futurlec pots are Alpha's

kjackman · Post by **kjackman** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:05 pm

Yep, I can vouch for that, too, as I just received an order today. Took about 2 weeks to get here to the US with standard shipping. Or maybe 1.5 weeks and it seemed like 2

waldenpotato · Post by **waldenpotato** » Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:59 pm

Is Futurlec still a good place to get these pots?

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