Dunlop 470k vol pts

[Ken Byng]

Tony, after going through about six pots for my Goodrich = about £150 in two years, I got a Hilton, have used it for about four years now, no problems whatsoever with it, although I did buy extra wall wart just in case, it is still in packet never have being needed.Had I continued to use Goodrich god knows how many more pots it would have used.The new Dunlop type pots from Jim Palenscar may solve the problem, but I am glad I went with Hilton.The Hilton Ken has is older one with fixed lead, newer ones have plug in ones.

Malcom
Having that extra step up transformer is a really good move. I was on a gig one evening when I started to get a lot of banging and popping coming out of my amp when I was playing. I had to stop and wait for the break. After going through each component of my rig I realised that it was my Hilton volume pedal causing the problem. I carry a spare pot pedal (Fender) in my car and as soon as I plugged it in the problem was cured. I checked the Hilton out at home through a new transformer and it worked perfectly. So there is a moral there somewhere. I am unlikely to get this problem with my Telonics pedal as it is powered from a voltage output socket on the from of my amp.

I like the fact that my pot pedals are no longer redundant with the advent of the new Goodrich Hot Potz.

[Malcolm]

No problem Tony, just pointing out the cost effectiveness of the Hilton.

[Dave Wiggins]

Hi everybody ! Interesting this pot business, Owen Bradley the best in every body's mind. I don't know why they went down but I found the company that bought the last stock. Tried to buy 50 myself gradually dropping the quantity requested. Ended up getting their last 8 pots, they were not cheap but Bradley's.I will dig them out and the invoice.

[Tony Smart]

Got to say I'm falling out of love with my Hot Potz. The ratio changes as you near full volume and thus the sensitivity increases. It seems to make a small movement have a big effect on the volume. I dunno - maybe it's me..... I'm guessing that this could be why Jim Palenscar had them redesigned. Trouble is the price of his ones would be at least £60 each, if not quite a bit more by the time it gets here.
It may well be that he is trying to recoup the cost of new tooling, but it puts them at a level that most players wouldn't pay.

Any other opinions, seeing as things are a bit quiet on here?

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[Malcolm]

Buy a Hilton and save yourself money.My mate Willie Gamble has been using my old spare Goodrich with a Dunlop pot fitted for over a year now, he has absolutely no complaints with it.Other alternative is to get some one who is going to states to pick up a pot for you, cheaper than here, no shipping , no import duties.

[Ken Byng]

Got to say I'm falling out of love with my Hot Potz. The ratio changes as you near full volume and thus the sensitivity increases. It seems to make a small movement have a big effect on the volume. I dunno - maybe it's me..... I'm guessing that this could be why Jim Palenscar had them redesigned. Trouble is the price of his ones would be at least £60 each, if not quite a bit more by the time it gets here.
It may well be that he is trying to recoup the cost of new tooling, but it puts them at a level that most players wouldn't pay.

Any other opinions, seeing as things are a bit quiet on here?

No it's not just you Tony. I don't like the taper of the original Hot Potz either, and the Palenscar modded pot will be a definite improvement. The pound exchange rate against the US dollar is killing any purchases of items from the States at the moment. While I was a 'Leaver' in the referendum I will have to wait until the exchange rate picks up a bit before buying anything else from America. Bit of a bummer.

Having said that, Eric Snowball used to charge £15.00 each for AB pots back in the 70's, and that was a load of money back then.

[Patrick Laffrat]

In Europe (Euro zone) the cheapest and the quickest store:
http://www.musikding.de/Dunlop-Hot-Potz-470k_1

[Patrick Laffrat]

I tested differents pots with my own passive pedals , the best is the Dunlop HotPotz 470K while the PEC (short durability) has a better response in bass frequencies in low volume.


When I use active pedal I prefer to play with the ARTEC VPL1 (magnetic sensor) https://www.thomann.de/gb/artec_vpl_1.htm. I find it more precise and easier to adjust (off point, effect volum) than the Hilton (IR sensor).

[henry]

I use a Hilton as well, I got fed up with soldering pots.
I dont know if it's my imagination but I liked the tone of the pot pedals better? all in my head?

[Donny Johnston]

Henry, I would be inclined to agree with you, I have a Hilton, but I wish I had kept my Goodrich also, I would like to be able to compare them side by side.