Alpha with only E105 on back?

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E105 is on the back of some pots on an amp.

105...that would be 1Meg? :scratch:
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chicago_mike wrote:E105 is on the back of some pots on an amp.

105...that would be 1Meg? :scratch:
you could simply use a multimeter to check those pots :thumbsup
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chicago_mike wrote:E105 is on the back of some pots on an amp.

105...that would be 1Meg? :scratch:

Yup ! I would think so, but wouldn't know about the taper.
It's fairly straight forward, if you want to start it , press start. You can work out the rest of the controls for yourself !

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You can also measure the resistance between legs 1 and 2, for say 5-10 positions of rotation, and then see how it goes. Or just measure it while rotation is 50% - if it measures half the total resistance, it is linear, if it is roughly 10% of the total value it is log. If it is more than 50% it would be reverse log. :)
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