Dingo distortion hard and soft potentiometer type
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BuddytheReow
Breadboard Baker
Check out this thread which may help.
forum.pedalpcb.com
A quick explanation of those funky names:
1M and 20k are the values of the pots. They indicate total resistance between lugs 1 and 3
W refers to the taper, which is how the resistance changes as you turn the dial. Below is a graph showing the difference between a B taper (linear) and a W taper.
I'm going to flat out guess that the C refers to the reverse of how the W pot operates, meaning that there will be a "hump" over the linear graph at first and then dip underneath it toward the top.
Regardless which one you actually do buy the beginning and ending resistance is the same. You could get away with B taper pots here but may need to be a bit careful dialing in the sound you want. It may get very sensitive at times. Just make sure whichever you do buy has pcb mount lugs on it. If you can find these exact pots at a decent price the go for it, otherwise a linear (B) taper is a safe alternative. Good luck!
Who sells a W1MC pot for Dingo?
Anyone build the Dingo (Alpha Dog) and if so where did you get the W1M pot? My usual vendor has W20K only. Thanks gang!
forum.pedalpcb.com
A quick explanation of those funky names:
1M and 20k are the values of the pots. They indicate total resistance between lugs 1 and 3
W refers to the taper, which is how the resistance changes as you turn the dial. Below is a graph showing the difference between a B taper (linear) and a W taper.
I'm going to flat out guess that the C refers to the reverse of how the W pot operates, meaning that there will be a "hump" over the linear graph at first and then dip underneath it toward the top.
Regardless which one you actually do buy the beginning and ending resistance is the same. You could get away with B taper pots here but may need to be a bit careful dialing in the sound you want. It may get very sensitive at times. Just make sure whichever you do buy has pcb mount lugs on it. If you can find these exact pots at a decent price the go for it, otherwise a linear (B) taper is a safe alternative. Good luck!
bowanderror
Well-known member
The image link was dead, but I wanted to see the graph. So for future me/anybody else, here's a version I found on another forum:
And another plot vs. other common tapers:
And another plot vs. other common tapers:
Feral Feline
Well-known member
@Mingpow If you haven't already checked it out, read The Secret Life of Pots, by RG Keen, takes just a few minutes.
