Re: (ET) another Alltrax related question

[David Brandt <ev_dave13 yahoo com>]

When I put in my curtis, I used a pot with a knob.  It is pretty easy to 
use.  It would be more "natural" if you could adapt it to a lever, of 
course.

David Brandt


--- On Fri, 7/2/10, jim <jiminwis yahoo com> wrote:

> From: jim <jiminwis yahoo com>
> Subject: (ET) another Alltrax related question
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date: Friday, July 2, 2010, 10:16 AM
> Hello
> Still working on getting the Alltrax installed, haven't
> been able to spend much time with it.  But a question
> did come up.  Why use a PB-6 or similar pot box, and
> why not use a 5k potentiometer instead?  The spring
> return on the potbox is not an advantage for an Elec-trak,
> and a potentiometer could be a lot cheaper.  What
> wattage would be needed?  I would think 2 watt or even
> less might be enough.  Any reason not to use a
> potentiometer instead of a potbox?
> 
> Thanks for the ideas that a few people already sent, and
> thanks in advance for an suggestions now.
> 
> Jim, in Menomonie, WI
> 
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