500k Linear Taper Pot

A linear taper pot increases the signal in a linear fashion.

500k linear taper pot.

From united states brand. Save liquid error product badge line 32. Simple soldering is all that is required. 500k gives a brighter tone.

Audio taper the audio taper is notated by the letter a the audio taper pots tend to produce a steeper increase especially at the top end. Cts 500k linear taper pro guitar pot with brass shaft these are the highest grade pots available from cts. For those looking for a smooth predictable transition to volume a linear taper pot will probably work best for you. 3 8 long bushing split knurled shaft w nut washer click to see more options from 2 80 ep 0228 000 potentiometer dual 500k bourns blend balance audio taper pot with center detent.

500k cts push pull dpdt pot w 3 4 threaded bushing audio taper 10 tol split shaft hardware. It ensures that on a volume control marked 0 to 10 for example a setting of 5 sounds subjectively. Lastly if you accidentally hit the volume pot while playing with a linear pot you don t lose much volume. 500k custom taper potentiometer.

That said i found that only 250k or 300k linear pots really work the way i want them to. The linear taper will increase as the dial is being turned up. 1 on your control is equal to 10 4 is equal to 40 and so forth this works very different from an audio taper volume pot. This means that the 500k pot has a linear taper.

B500k linear taper tone potentiometer perfect for tone control of your guitar cbg etc. Dimarzio s custom taper pot is made to solve that problem by precisely delivering the same ratio of signal to turn as an actual 10 position actuator. Ep 6286 cts 500k long thread push pull split audio pot. Standard guitar pots limit your musical expression only starting to deliver sound at about 3 on the dial and then never getting much louder above 7.

Having a linear taper means that when the dial is turned to 5 the resistance on the multimeter will be 250k which is exactly half. Unlike most standard cts pots that have pot metal threaded bushings and aluminum shafts our cts pots are custom made with solid brass shafts and brass threaded bushings that provide a super smooth feel with low noise operation and superior durability. The log pot that is a potentiometer has a resistance taper or curve or law of a logarithmic log form is used as the volume control in audio power amplifiers where it is also called an audio taper pot because the amplitude response of the human ear is approximately logarithmic. Potentiometer alpha 500k mini pot linear taper.