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G8UWM-MildMartin · 10th Mar 2018, 3:31 am

I had a look at their website earlier and noticed some bargains in switched pots. and 500-VA autotransformers and 47uF 450V capacitors (axial and radial), but the website is still awful for searching for them, though, once found, it does show stock of 2 of each except the autotransformer in my local one.
But why they have, for the past few years, only stocked linear switched pots and lin & log unswitched, alll with PCB legs is a mystery. But at current prices it is worth getting a linear switched and log unswitched and swapping the tracks over.
Their rather nice Lorlin rotary switches are at £1.14, though the range is more limited than a few years ago. There are 3 types that can be adapted to fit DAC90As by pruning the unused tags.

10th Mar 2018, 3:31 am	#264
G8UWM-MildMartin Heptode Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 827	Re: Maplin stores I had a look at their website earlier and noticed some bargains in switched pots. and 500-VA autotransformers and 47uF 450V capacitors (axial and radial), but the website is still awful for searching for them, though, once found, it does show stock of 2 of each except the autotransformer in my local one. But why they have, for the past few years, only stocked linear switched pots and lin & log unswitched, alll with PCB legs is a mystery. But at current prices it is worth getting a linear switched and log unswitched and swapping the tracks over. Their rather nice Lorlin rotary switches are at £1.14, though the range is more limited than a few years ago. There are 3 types that can be adapted to fit DAC90As by pruning the unused tags.