Re: motorised faders, apart from P+G

From: martin griffith (martingriffith_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:18:27 +0200

On 13 Aug 2004 17:31:49 GMT, in sci.electronics.design you wrote:

>"martin griffith" <martingriffith@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:pl3ph0dhof0qll36avoagk425u926d6mh9@4ax.com...
>>>Google for 'Alps', but maybe they are long gone.
>> Thanks John
>> got a couple of interesting hits, The MOQ is a bit steep, time to call
>> a "salesman" ugh
>
>
>Alps stuff is hard to buy in the USA; don't know how it is elsewhere.
>Mouser has just recently picked up some of their line.
>
>Some equipment seems to be moving away from motorized faders, to rotary
>encoders surrounded by an LED ring. The advantage is that it is
>instantaneous, silent, and durable. The disadvantages are obvious.
>
I looked at the P+G range, and the rubberband fader looks ideal, but
with P+G prices, the project would be a non starter, shame.

martin

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