Re: Source for [in]-line volume control headphone extension pot

Steve wrote:
>I'd like to use an in-line volume control headphone extension
>as a variable resistor for led brightness adjustment.
>
Your use of the terms "volume control" and "headphone"
just confuse the issue.
It is simple enough to make your own patch cords
with potted assemblies in the middle.

>An example of the headphone extension :
>http://www.ccrane.com/radios/radio-accessories/inline-volume-control.aspx
>Is just the potentiometer available with its housing and thumbwheel
>and is it available with linear taper ?
>
What you are trying to do doesn't sound like a standard application.
I don't think it is common enough that an off-the-shelf item exists.

A better description of what you are trying to accomplish might help
along with the number of units you will be producing.

>I would need a resistance value of
>somewhere between 1k and 10 k.
>
As that is a VERY broad range, it sounds like just a guess
--or did you derive it arithmetcally or empirically?
Do you actually have the LED(s) you plan to use in-hand?