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Topic: Fresh Canadian Pedal Pot's now in stock
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Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 07 June 2005 10:36 AM
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Just want to let everyone know that i have received my first shipment of fresh made canadian 500K Pedal pot's.I have tryed one and thay are Sweet.Yes,there is a distinct difference in sound quality plus,thay have a very smooth feel.Thay come in there very own airtight container with a bag of desiccant to insure freshness and,The life span is somewhere around 1 millon turn's.Thank's and,have a Blessed Day |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 07 June 2005 05:07 PM
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Richard requested this be moved to ELECTRONICS, from E&A.
If you want to post price and ordering info, please do it at "For Sale - Amps and Acceessories".[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 07 June 2005 at 05:10 PM.]
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Bill Hatcher
Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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posted 07 June 2005 08:42 PM
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And the price is....... |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 08 June 2005 05:55 AM
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Yes Bill,Thay cost $28.00ea.That includes shipping,insurence and,signature confirmation to your door.Thanks for asking.Have a Blessed day. |
Curt Langston
Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA***
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posted 12 June 2005 11:23 AM
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Hey Richard, what do you mean by fresh? And why our yours better. Are they constructed better, or better material. Why does the air hurt them? Thanks  |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 12 June 2005 12:46 PM
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The Manufacturer that built the pot's i had made sale over 1 Million pot's a year.and thay told me that Carbon absorb's moisture very quick.So that's why we need to buy the freshed made pot we can get our hands on.If you would like to know how to tell how old your pot is just let me know.Also,I will get with the Mfg and ask about diffrent grades of carbon.There is another materil that i want to use but,i have to work up to it.(That is cost in wise)Be Blessed. |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 12 June 2005 07:10 PM
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That's a lot of money at any price¡------------------
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Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 13 June 2005 03:33 AM
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John, that's why I bought a Hilton. The initial price of a Hilton is more than a Goodrich 120 but no more expensive (overpriced) pots to buy and the hassle of replacing them. |
Blake Hawkins
Member From: Land O'Lakes, Florida
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posted 13 June 2005 06:58 AM
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Gee, Folks,
If those pots absorb moisture that bad, we would be in great trouble trying to use them in Florida.Blake |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 13 June 2005 08:18 AM
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Big John,I had to buy 75 pot's in order to get set up plus,the packaging.After I Get some money back from the initial start up the price will go down. How many would you like? |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 13 June 2005 08:22 AM
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Yes sir Jack,I stock Hilton pedals and,There hard to beat.There is an old saying(strokes-an-folks) |
Dustin Rigsby
Member From: Columbus, Ohio
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posted 13 June 2005 10:51 AM
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I have one of the Ohmite Canadian Pots,and there is a sweeter tonal difference.------------------
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Skip Cole
Member From: North Mississippi
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posted 17 June 2005 07:47 AM
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Richard, thanks for the quick shipping, got the pot yesterday and made the change last night. It works great , smooth and much quieter than the previous Clarostat that it replaced. Another satisfied customer.
Skip------------------
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Danny Naccarato
Member From: Ft. Worth, Texas US
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posted 17 June 2005 08:15 AM
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Ditto what Skip said. I bought 2. Put one in the Goodrich and one in the Emmons Pedal.... Will be using them the next 2 weeks on the road incl The Opry....[This message was edited by Danny Naccarato on 17 June 2005 at 08:16 AM.] |
Curt Langston
Member From: ***In the shadows of Tulsa at Bixby, USA***
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posted 17 June 2005 09:38 AM
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Yep! Call me crazy, but there is a difference. I think they sound much warmer than the Clarostat. The Clarostat sounds a bit thin, and has a much shorter life. (before they start to scratch) A lot to be said for Hilton. BUT, theres a lot to be said about these pots as well. I believe that Precision makes Ohmite.  [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 17 June 2005 at 09:39 AM.] [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 17 June 2005 at 09:40 AM.] [This message was edited by Curt Langston on 17 June 2005 at 09:43 AM.] |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 18 June 2005 07:33 AM
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Skip,Danny,curt.Thanks for the opportunity to serve.Have a blessed day. |
Kevin Mincke
Member From: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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posted 18 June 2005 07:48 AM
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Richard, are these the same as the PEC brand pots? |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 18 June 2005 08:52 AM
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Kevin,Yes there are.PEC is stamped on the end.Precision makes them. |
John Lacey
Member From: Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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posted 18 June 2005 09:08 AM
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Are these pots the linear taper or the log taper ones? Do they come on strong near the end? |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 20 June 2005 06:59 AM
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John,Sorry it took so long to get back to you.I sent my contact at the MFG an email over the weekend and,he said he thought thay were log taper and, he would have to look up my order to see for sure on monday. He said that on the log taper the first 50% of rotation only changed around 10% Then, change becomes much faster for the balance of rotation.Just as soon as I hear something else i will post it.Be Blessed |
John Lacey
Member From: Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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posted 21 June 2005 11:29 AM
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Thanks Richard. I copped a couple from an Electronics store in Calgary but they were the linear taper and were a little anemic in gain, although seemed fine other than that. I'll have to check with them if they're carrying the log taper. |
Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 22 June 2005 07:45 AM
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I've tried the Canadian PEC/Ohmite RV4 type pot for volume pedals. The one I got came from Paul Franklin Sr. and it was indeed audio taper, not linear. Very smooth feel and sounded just fine. The taper, as I recall was nice. Not all audio tapers are the same. Some of the later Mexican Clarostats seemed to have a kink, or an abrupt come-on at that 65% of rotation point. All audio tapers are supposed to come on strong there, but some seem smooth and others seem abrupt. I think there may be some reality to sonic differences in pots. Different resistors have different sounds. Carbon comp resistors can have a different tone from brand to brand. Metal film resistors have even more variance in tone from make to make. It's likely that PEC uses a different resistive track element than Clarostat and so maybe there is truth to these observed sonic differences in pots. It's probably not dramatic, but I wouldn't be surprised if people could hear differences, especially at settings below full volume. Is the PEC carbon or conductive plastic? Has anyone else noticed this? During the cold, dry winter days when static electricity seems to build up everywhere, pot pedals seem to sometimes get scratchy. I know that a DC charge on the wiper of a pot can make them scratchy sounding. I once rebuilt and cleaned a pot in the winter because of this and a week later the problem came back. Then in the spring time, that same pot was fine and still is. Just a theory. Brad Sarno |
Richard McDonald
Member From: Broken Arrow,(Tulsa) Oklahoma, USA
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posted 23 June 2005 09:00 AM
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Brad,sorry It took so long to get back to you.I hear what your saying.I also think that there is a difference from brand to brand as in,The material used to make the unit plus,the carbon could be different depending on what part of the world it came from also,Is there different grades of carbon? like wood,gas & oil.
I asked the PEC MFG if the carbon thay used was the best stuff around and,he said that the best to use was conductive plastic.A pot that used It would have life span of about 2.5 millon turns.I wonder what a conductive plastic pot would sound like next to a carbon pot? The cost of the conductive plastic was very pricey.However I will have some made soon.I raced circle track for about 12 years in texas and I am here to tell you today you can have the best hipo stuff out there and,if the points in the magneto are not set or,made of good stuff it will shut you down or,cause a mis fire.Just like a grain of sand in a needle and set in a carburator,you'll have a flooding problum.I feel the same way about playing steel you can have the best pickup,cables,strings,picks,pre amp and,the sound still goes through a small point in the pot.
I rebuild a lot of pot pedal's and I can't have that scratchy sound.When I send out a pedal it's got to be fixed and not come back within a few month's with the same problum.I want the best stuff for all of us.Be Blessed |
Skip Cole
Member From: North Mississippi
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posted 23 June 2005 09:55 PM
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I can relate to what Brad said about the taper of the Clarostat pot ; at the 65% point in the turn it just seems to double in volume. At least the ones i've had lately did, but not so with the one i got from Richard. ------------------
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John Daugherty
Member From: Rolla, Missouri, USA
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posted 24 June 2005 05:58 AM
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Maybe I can give some insight to "taper".
With reference to potentiometers,a linear change in resistance will not give a linear increase in volume. This is because a change in "volume"or more specifically,"sound pressure level" is perceived by the human ear. The human ear does not perceive changes in sound pressure level on a linear scale. The "audio taper" pot was developed in a attempt to make the change in sound pressure level sound linear to the human ear.
I hope I said that right..... Tha'ts a mighty deep explanation for this hillbilly........JD |
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