[IN STOCK] Improved Alpha 9mm Pots on Thonk

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:47 pm

NOW IN STOCK - http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/alpha-9mm-pots/

So In Dec/Jan I'll be taking my first delivery of Alpha 9mm pots for sale on Thonk, both vertical and right-angled types.

6.4mm shaft.

Pricing? I can't be certain until the first batch lands. All I can say is the bulk pricing will be competitive in Europe.

The improvement mentioned in the thread title is very simple but I think it'll be appreciated, my pots will come as standard without that annoying rectangular anti-rotation lug that you normally have to cut or break off in 99.99% of usages...

So these are the values currently in manufacture, they have been chosen based on both popular values and popular projects:

Vertical

A50K
A100K
A1M
B10K
B25K
B50K
B100K
B1M

Right Angle

A50K
A500K
A1M
B50k
B100k

I'm interested to know what other values people are interested in for both the vertical and right-angled type.

To put your requirement forward for consideration for an order in early 2015 please state:

* Project (The Superb XYZ Filter, personal use etc.)
* Type (Vertical or Right-Angled)
* Value (A25K, B2M..)

paults · Post by **paults** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:00 pm

100pc price as a point of reference would REALLY help (cough).

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:04 pm

Right now all I can say is It'll definitely be competitive in Europe Paul, but I won't be able to answer that question until the first batch lands and clears customs in December .

shiftr · Post by **shiftr** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:16 pm

As I like knobs with a rubbery feel very much I would also be interested in D-shaft version.
But very much interested in general.

okelk · Post by **okelk** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:20 pm

* personal use (cmos based oscillators)
* right angle
* B1M

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:26 pm

shiftr wrote:As I like knobs with a rubbery feel very much I would also be interested in D-shaft version.
But very much interested in general.

I'd certainly like to offer them in the future, but we're talking long term there

Nantonos · Post by **Nantonos** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:06 am

I'm making a dual Magic Smoke 8K LFO and the PCB orientation is constrained by the fact that I could only find A1M (it uses two per oscillator) in vertical.

I would have preferred right-angle A1M. So a vote for that (having said which I already have pots now and it would only have been 4).

Starspawn · Post by **Starspawn** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:31 am

I always have a hard time finding (vertical) B2M pots.
Seem to have a long wait time at mouser as well.
Mostly they seem to be used in earlier projects from the 70s/80s but when you want to clone the Oberheim sample and hold+filter pedal, make some drum voices and so on theyre nice to have.

e-grad · Post by **e-grad** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:13 am

Will these pots fit AndrewF's boards such as Double Jerkoff and Two Neurons? If so I'm intersted in a couple of 100k lin pots.

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:25 am

Safe to say I think that A1M and B1M will be in the next wave on the right angled.

For B2M pots... hmm well it's 1000 piece minimum order per value so i'd need a *lot* of incentive to order those

horstronic · Post by **horstronic** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:22 am

Monobass wrote:The improvement mentioned in the thread title is very simple but I think it'll be appreciated, my pots will come as standard without that annoying rectangular anti-rotation lug that you normally have to cut or break off in 99.99% of usages...

Finally

This has always been a pain in the ass, especially on bigger projects.

thorncore · Post by **thorncore** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:58 am

e-grad wrote:Will these pots fit AndrewF's boards such as Double Jerkoff and Two Neurons? If so I'm intersted in a couple of 100k lin pots.

yeah they are fine for those projects

e-grad · Post by **e-grad** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:01 am

thorncore wrote:yeah they are fine for those projects

Thanks!

Rumblin_Cynth_Rampo · Post by **Rumblin_Cynth_Rampo** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:38 am

C50K in right angle would be good too.

Glad you are going to stock these Steve.

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:12 am

Rumblin_Cynth_Rampo - What project are you after the C50K for?

negativspace · Post by **negativspace** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:39 pm

horstronic wrote:
Monobass wrote:The improvement mentioned in the thread title is very simple but I think it'll be appreciated, my pots will come as standard without that annoying rectangular anti-rotation lug that you normally have to cut or break off in 99.99% of usages...
Finally
This has always been a pain in the ass, especially on bigger projects.

+1000000000

That's the best thing I've ever heard.

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:21 am

The Alpha pots will be in stock a week tomorrow (December 12th 2014)

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:22 am

Oh another thing you might like Jason, my pots come with the washers/nuts bagged separately

jsleeio · Post by **jsleeio** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:29 pm

Yay no tabs! I'm running low on pots again and have decided to build two of andrewF's monster panels, so will need eleventy billion thousand more

Thanks!

Regarding 50k pots - some of andrewF's designs can potentially use pots in that range, like the Jerkoff

rosch · Post by **rosch** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:24 am

After all the NLC stuff I will run short of vertical B100K soon (=bad). This is one of the best news recently, really. Makes life much easier (maybe not for banzai hehe but their own fault if they're more into guitar fx)
are you also planning to stock the bigger panel mount alpha some time in the future?

CliffordMilk · Post by **CliffordMilk** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:54 am

Just bought some A10K pots for the Mutant HighHats build.

negativspace · Post by **negativspace** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:13 pm

Monobass wrote:Oh another thing you might like Jason, my pots come with the washers/nuts bagged separately

You're right, I do like that. 8_)

ultrashock · Post by **ultrashock** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:48 am

some center detent options?
and seems like right-angled is the one that is vertical on the first pic and vice-versa

Thonk Support · Post by **Thonk Support** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:35 pm

ultrashock wrote:some center detent options?
and seems like right-angled is the one that is vertical on the first pic and vice-versa

There's not really consensus on this unfortunately! And it's a case of relative perspective.

Smallbear describe them the way you suggest, but the majority of suppliers and pot manufacturers describe them the way I have.

Kunfuz · Post by **Kunfuz** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:42 pm

I would like some vertical B500K for big muffs, and other pedals that my customers have an everlasting craving for

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