Are Bourns pots any good?
Are Bourns pots any good?
Life Cycle Rating and Value Accuracy: Let’s talk about the most important part about potentiometer quality that manufacturers look for when buying pots. Both Bourns and CTS feature excellent ratings both in life cycle and in accuracy of their stated value.
Where are Bourns potentiometers made?
Riverside, California
Headquartered in Riverside, California, Bourns makes and provides a broad range of electronic components and circuit protection devices including automotive sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic and inductor products, specialty engineering and manufacturing services, precision potentiometers, panel controls.
How good are alpha pots?
Alpha Pots: they’re everywhere and in everything. They have a great dampened feel, are fairly well made and are cheap. But I have spent some time cleaning these things up and/or replacing them. The inexpensive Bournes seem to be no better in this area.
Does Fender use CTS pots?
Fender Stratocaster Start 5-Way Wiring Kit – CRL Switch – CTS Pots. This kit comes with a GRL five-way switch, a CTS 250k with split shaft pots and a Switchcraft output jack. When Start players are looking to replace their guitar’s electronics, these are usually the components they seek out.
Are CTS pots audio or linear?
AFAIK tone pots should be linear taper. Audio taper is logarithmic with fast, coarse adjustment at one end and slow, very fine at the other.
Are CTS pots better than Alpha?
I’ve used Alpha pots and they didn’t suck the tone out of my pickups. CTS may last longer or be more sturdy, but as far as I can tell they don’t sound any better than Alphas.
What can a Bourns potentiometer be used for?
Bourns line of potentiometers (potentiometer), and custom solutions are designed for panel controls, commercial controls, and test and measurement equipment.
Which is better Bourns or CTS audio pots?
Bourns is almost as good, but they are very loose, which I don’t like. Alpha is pretty mediocre but they tend to be the go-to pot since they’re easily sourced, relatively cheap, and relatively well made. If I were a builder I’d use CTS for the audio pots and Alpha for the linear.
Which is the best potentiometer for audio pots?
Alpha is pretty mediocre but they tend to be the go-to pot since they’re easily sourced, relatively cheap, and relatively well made. If I were a builder I’d use CTS for the audio pots and Alpha for the linear. Madguitrst and PawleeP like this. The best made potentiometer I have found is from PEC in Canada.
How much does a Bourns 82 series Pot cost?
Bourns now sells the 82 and the 96 series with a modified vintage taper.’ They are 10 dollars each. I’m sure the rs pots gets the job done but I’d feel like a fool if I spent over 10 dollars on a non-sealed/non-mil spec pot.
