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  • DrDos
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2025
    • 59
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    #1

    Potentiometer question

    The pot in the pick is new and supposedly for my Kenwood KR-6030. The pot is exactly the same as the ones on my board except it has 8 pins instead of 6. As I look at it the lst 2 pins seem to be for ground. Is it possible to cut the last 2 pins off and still use it? It would fit into the board if I do so but I need to be sure I can. Any ideas on this delema. I can find another one anywhere. Thank for any help you can give me.
  • DrDos
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2025
    • 59
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    #2
    This pot is used for the Treble knob of the stereo.

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    • DarkHex
      New Member
      • Aug 2025
      • 2
      • Spain

      #3
      Hi, you could try to measure the resistance with a multimeter and see if it behaves the same way as the pot from the board. Also, instead of cutting the last 2 pins why don't you bend it before?

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      • DrDos
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2025
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        #4
        It's also a 100k whereas the old one is a 50k. oes that make a difference?

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        • DrDos
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2025
          • 59
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          #5
          I'm learning about tapar in a pot, however, I have more info. The pot does not have a middle, meaning that it is not like a balance knob where there is a stop in the middle. It is a fluent turn from one side to the other so I think it must be a treble or bass pot. It is for a Kenwood KR- 4070 but I don't if it is specifically a treb or bass pot but feels like one. There is just 50k more. The length and fit are perfect for my KR 6030. If you need info from the prints I can provide that but I wonder if it would work generally and since I am using it as a treble pot what effect could the 100k. 50k difference have on it?

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          • DrDos
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2025
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            #6
            here is a schematic of the tone control. I see where the 50k pots are located. I'm mainly interested in the size because the new one fits perfectly it's just 100k.

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            • DrDos
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              • Aug 2025
              • 59
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              #7
              DarkHex, that's a good idea lemme check into it.

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              • DrDos
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2025
                • 59
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                #8
                Well in my test the new 100k one moved from 47.5 all the way to the left to 000 in center up and then 47.6 all the way to the right. The 50k old one moved from 39.5 to 42,5, however I could only test the bass pot against the new pot. So I guess I could say it went from low treble to center and then high treble but I'm not convinced it would not hurt other connections.

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                • DarkHex
                  New Member
                  • Aug 2025
                  • 2
                  • Spain

                  #9
                  are you saying that the new 100k pot has a range from 0-47k while the pot of the pcb has a range 39.5-42.5? in that case it looks like it isn't lineal like the new

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                  • DrDos
                    Senior Member
                    • Aug 2025
                    • 59
                    • U.S.

                    #10
                    Yes, but the old (on the PCB) was for the bass pot. I broke the treble pot. I would have thought they would be the same though since you either turn up more treble or bass or not so if you imagine what I just said then the meter showed the bass pot move from low at 39.5k to all the way up at 42.5k. Doesn't seem like much unless I was testing it incorrectly. The new pot turned all the way to the left went to 0 and then all the way to the right to 47k. I found a used pot that looks like it will fit and it has 50k on it's side and it is a treble pot from the same brand of stereo just an older model. I'm gonna clean it up and try it. Even if it doesn't work well it will fill the holes left by the one I broke and might not cause damage to the unit in general. The board it came off of looks similar to mine also. Basically the same unit just 40 watts less.

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