[amsat-bb] G-5500 AZ Potentiometer

[Mike Wilhelm]

Thanks Greg.  I had attached the US version of the data sheet not realizing
that it was too big.

-Mike  AF5AT

On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 1:11 PM Gregory Beat <w9gb at icloud.com> wrote:

> As Mike Wilhelm noted, TOCOS is a Japanese manufacturer, that has a North
> American office (Northwest Chicago suburbs) not far from my QTH.
>
> TOCOS RA25 Wire Wound Potentiometer (designed for Panel Mount)
> “25” references 25mm (1 inch) diameter, made by CTS (Elkhart, IN) over
> past 100 years.
> https://tocos.com/products/series/wire-wound-panel-controls/ra25
>
> DATASHEET for TOCOS RA25
>
> https://tocos.com/uploads/media/products/0001/01/1256394e7e05d3b089a35ad5889abeed77579708.pdf
>
> SELECT Your Country, State/Province for TOCOS Distributors
> https://tocos.com/sales-locations
>
> TOCOS America
> 1177 East Tower Road
> Schaumburg, IL 60173
> Telephone: 847-884-6664
> FAX: 847-884-6665
> Sales e-Mail: sales at tocos.com
> Web Site: http://www.tocos.com
> —
> greg, w9gb
> ==
> From: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu>
> To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, Rafael Pena
> <pinoleronica at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] G-5500 AZ Potentiometer
>
> I didn't find a supplier, but I did find a datasheet. You can probably
> find a replacement from a different manufacturer.  Curiously it is only
> rated to -10C.
>
> https://www.tocos-j.co.jp/tocos-j-wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/RA25_Series.pdf
>
> jbf
>