identifying a pot's wattage rating

[amble]

i am replacing a volume pot on my emu sp1200 drum machine. i know its
10k but i dont know if its 1/2 watt 1/4 watt or what. does it matter?
how can i tell?

[Richard Crowley]

"amble" wrote ...
>i am replacing a volume pot on my emu sp1200 drum machine. i know its
> 10k but i dont know if its 1/2 watt 1/4 watt or what. does it matter?
> how can i tell?

It almost certainly doesn't matter.
You aren't controlling any power here.

[amble]

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "amble" wrote ...
> >i am replacing a volume pot on my emu sp1200 drum machine. i know its
> > 10k but i dont know if its 1/2 watt 1/4 watt or what. does it matter?
> > how can i tell?
>
> It almost certainly doesn't matter.
> You aren't controlling any power here.

easy enough.
thanks!

[Scott Dorsey]

amble > wrote:
>i am replacing a volume pot on my emu sp1200 drum machine. i know its
>10k but i dont know if its 1/2 watt 1/4 watt or what. does it matter?
>how can i tell?

It probably doesn't matter, but you can usually tell by the size. Odds
are it's a quarter-watt or less.

Make sure you are using an audio or log taper pot as a replacement and
not a linear taper. That is more important than the power rating.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[amble]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> amble > wrote:
> >i am replacing a volume pot on my emu sp1200 drum machine. i know its
> >10k but i dont know if its 1/2 watt 1/4 watt or what. does it matter?
> >how can i tell?
>
> It probably doesn't matter, but you can usually tell by the size. Odds
> are it's a quarter-watt or less.
>
> Make sure you are using an audio or log taper pot as a replacement and
> not a linear taper. That is more important than the power rating.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

thanks, i would have easily overlooked that!