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One of my local suppliers left me in the dwang recently by deciding to stop importing critical components that I use for the tube tamer and the remaining local suppliers are either way over the top with pricing or way under the mark with quality.

Mouser offer free shipping (1-3 days via FedEx international priority) to SA for orders of R2000 or more.

They also stock a large range of audio taper guitar pots. I found these Bourns units:
http://za.mouser.com/Passive-Components/Potentiometers-Rheostats/Panel-Mount-Potentiometers/_/N-5g9f?P=1z0yxzrZ1yzvm31Z1yzxs46&Keyword=500k+pot&FS=True

I need to wrap this one up quickly, as my customer has been waiting patiently for 2 weeks. Usual costs for import apply.

Any takers?
    I found a few guitar specific pots at Mouser. All standard knurled 18 tooth 6mm shafts:

    Bourns 24mm A2 taper standard guitar pot, carbon, 250k:
    http://za.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bourns/PDB241-GTR01-254A2/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtxdMMi52izymMkEveFlKhUCkkUAv78JJ0%3d

    Bourns 24mm A2 taper standard guitar pot, carbon 500k:
    http://za.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bourns/PDB241-GTR01-504A2/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtxdMMi52izymMkEveFlKhUytbdmUM5MUQ%3d

    Bourns 16mm Audio taper premium guitar pot, conductive polymer, 250k:
    http://za.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bourns/95A1D-Z28-EA0-300L/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtxdMMi52izypoLZfIXi9D3K85GZMnxQnQ%3d

    Bourns 16mm Audio taper premium guitar pot, conductive polymer, 500k:
    http://za.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Bourns/95A1D-Z28-EA0-302L/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtxdMMi52izypoLZfIXi9D30yw%252baJ81JBM%3d

    Strangley enough the plain shafted premium pots are 1/3 the price of the knurled shaft premium types!



      Know the story about metric vs imperial pots? I am not sure how thick I need nor the knurls but I know they're different.
        MikeM wrote: Know the story about metric vs imperial pots? I am not sure how thick I need nor the knurls but I know they're different.
        I measured my existing pots with a vernier and all dimensions are the same as the pots with 19mm shafts listed in my post above. All dimensions are listed in mm on the site too, so these would be metric pots.
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