[Coco] Potentiometer question

[Dave Philipsen]

The fact that it says "10K" on it probably means it's a 10K pot.  If 
you're going to replace it anyway, just remove it and measure the two 
ends of the pot with an ohmmeter and see what you get.  That will tell 
you it's value unless it's completely trashed (unlikely). The only other 
thing to know is whether it's audio taper or linear taper.  You can 
generally figure that out by checking one end against the wiper and 
operating the pot.  If the resistance changes linearly it's a linear pot....


Dave


On 9/25/2017 3:02 PM, Paul Shoemaker wrote:
> Hoping someone out there can help me.  I am wanting to replace a preset side-adjust potentiometer (a trimpot) on the system board of my Tano Dragon.  But I'm not sure which replacement component to purchase.
> The original is labeled "10K  302" quite clearly on it.  I believe the "302" part is meant to be interpreted "30 * 10^2" or 3.0 Kohms, correct?  But I don't know what the "10K" portion means.
> Basically, since googling "10K 302 potentiometer" didn't result in a clearly-equivalent part from an electronics dealer, and I'm a newbie at this, so I don't know what to order...
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks!
> -Paul
>