Date   : Mon, 16 May 2005 06:39:32 +1200
From   : Richard Hobbis <rhobbis@...>
Subject: Re: Hardware volume control


That's great, thanks! :D
Now to find one that fits ... the local electronics store, Dick Smith, 
doesn't stock the roller ones, only post-types

Cheers
Richard

 Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:

>>Message-ID: <4285D340.6080305@...>
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> 
>Richard Hobbis <rhobbis@...> wrote:
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>
>>I can hold a soldering iron and can do wires (but not circuit boards) so
>>if it's reasonably easy I want to give it a go (Dad lives too far away
>>and probaby couldn't hold the soldering iron still enough any more! ;)
>>Can anyone provide pointers on how it can be done?
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> 
>Simplest thing would be to put a variable resister in one of the
>leads to the speaker, and mount it so that the control sticks out
>of the side of the case.
> 
>If you look inside the Beeb you will see:
> 
>Speaker+-----------------------***  IDC
>       +-----------------------***  Plug
> 
>Make a cut in one of the wires and extend it to a variable
>resistor:
> 
>Speaker+-----------------------***  IDC
>       +-------+   +-----------***  Plug
>               |   |
>               |   |
>    /\/\/\/----+   |
>       ^           |
>       +-----------+
> 
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