>We have a piece of equipment which has an Alpha pot in it,
>and the pot has gone bad.  Mouser seems to be the primary
>distributor for Alpha/Xicon pots, but I can't seem to figure
>out what the part number for this particular pot is.
>
>It has six leads, the body is 7.5mm high, 12mm wide, and
>14.5mm front to back, with the leads protruding from the
>12mm side.  It is vertical PCB mount, with an unthreaded
>bushing of less than 2mm in height and the shaft is 18mm
>long, of which the last 12mm is flattened to hold a set
>screw in place.  It has the code B10k stamped on the end
>opposite the terminals.
>
>I'd really hate to resort to ordering random parts and hoping
>they match, and the info on the Alpha/Xicon site could be
>more helpful.  It appears to be a scanned catalog, which
>is not of a high enough resolution to make out the
>dimensions.
>
>If anyone knows anything about this, or has an Alpha
>catalog lying about that they can flip through, I'd be
>quite appreciative if they could share some of that
>knowledge with me!

> At 03:42 PM 12/9/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >We have a piece of equipment which has an Alpha pot in it,
> >and the pot has gone bad.  Mouser seems to be the primary
> >distributor for Alpha/Xicon pots, but I can't seem to figure
> >out what the part number for this particular pot is.
> >
> >It has six leads, the body is 7.5mm high, 12mm wide, and
> >14.5mm front to back, with the leads protruding from the
> >12mm side.  It is vertical PCB mount, with an unthreaded
> >bushing of less than 2mm in height and the shaft is 18mm
> >long, of which the last 12mm is flattened to hold a set
> >screw in place.  It has the code B10k stamped on the end
> >opposite the terminals.
> >
> >I'd really hate to resort to ordering random parts and hoping
> >they match, and the info on the Alpha/Xicon site could be
> >more helpful.  It appears to be a scanned catalog, which
> >is not of a high enough resolution to make out the
> >dimensions.
> >
> >If anyone knows anything about this, or has an Alpha
> >catalog lying about that they can flip through, I'd be
> >quite appreciative if they could share some of that
> >knowledge with me!
>
> Well, I have a 2004 Alpha catalog that I picked up in Asia,
> but frankly the chances of getting a pot to fit a piece of
> equipment from a USA-based distributor are pretty close to nil
> as there is so much customization and so many base models to
> start with. You'd be better off going to the equipment manufacturer
> and pleading for them to sell you the exact replacement part.
>
> Best regards,
>
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