Potentiometer replacement for M Audio bx5a studio monitor

[niffcreature]

I have an M Audio bx5a studio monitor with a broken potentiometer. and i lost it. any easy way to find out what value it would be, or maybe an educated guess? i have some pictures

 

[niffcreature]

bought a 20k ohm pot, gonna see how it goes

 

[niffcreature]

it didn't work. made a little more of a pop sound when i turned it on. the pop is higher pitched now. and no sound at all. any ideas what went wrong?

 

[davenn]

I have an M Audio bx5a studio monitor with a broken potentiometer

bought a 20k ohm pot, gonna see how it goes

it didn't work.

I don't see a single pot on the board.... you photos show a 3 trimpot unit .... never seen a triple trimmer before

so it cannot be replaced by a single pot


Dave

 

[niffcreature]

I don't see a single pot on the board.... you photos show a 3 trimpot unit .... never seen a triple trimmer before

so it cannot be replaced by a single pot


Dave

what?? my photos show a broken volume knob. its not a triple trimmer. i think what you're seeing is the leads.

 

[niffcreature]

the 3 circles are the same thing as seen in this photo

not the ones labeled 1, 2, 3 but the rivets that connect them to the board

 

[davenn]

the 3 circles are the same thing as seen in this photo

not the ones labeled 1, 2, 3 but the rivets that connect them to the board

far out mate ..... well I don't see one of those on your board .... that kinda makes it impossible for anyone to understand what you were talking about !!
you should have shown pic of the broken pot instead
no wonder I got it wrong !

So now that we all know what you are talking about .... the old one should have had a value on it either on the back of it or around the side of the metal casing
there would have also be an A or B indicating if it was a linear or log pot