I hear and read mini pots are inferior to fullsize pots. But I never ever hear or read why. I have looked everywhere but haven't had anything more than the same old echoes of'they are'.
Having designed and built all kinds of electronic gismos, I am well aware of tolerances, resistance curves on variable pots wtc but I am yet to see or hear of why just the physical size is the only deciding factor of inferiority. (backed up with repeatable hard facts would be nice as well)
Is this just folklore because 'everyone says it's? Just like saying it so many times means it must be true.
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The bad reputation mini pots have is because the market is swamped with very low quality ones.
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The stacked/layered pots found inside German-made Warwick bass guitars are of even smaller diameter but still high quality.
In truth there is no real reason to replace good mini pots ... especially with dubious quality full size ones!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein