Reading Pot Codes

[timmer]

Hi All,

Just wondering if I'm reading this pot correctly.

CTS, manufactured in the 2nd week of 1970?

Volume Pot

Thanks,
Tim

[Jack Wells]

That's the way I read it.

[BB]

I have a old lap steel with stackpole pots. I've tried to find the codes dates all over the internet with no luck.

The pots read Stackpole W618 0-57

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[timmer]

This is where I got my information from:

Dating Vintage Guitars and Amps by Source-Date Code

From the info you posted I was not able to figure it out.

Tim

[DavidE]

BB,
What do you mean the pots "read" Stackpole? The EIA source code for the Stackpole Corp. was 304. I would need to know everything shown on the pot, but the number you reference does not conform to the EIA Source-Date code. Electronics manufacturers also sometimes used "part" numbers to identify a component for a particular customer. That may be what this number is.

Cheers,
David

[BB]

Originally Posted by DavidE

BB,
What do you mean the pots "read" Stackpole? The EIA source code for the Stackpole Corp. was 304. I would need to know everything shown on the pot, but the number you reference does not conform to the EIA Source-Date code. Electronics manufacturers also sometimes used "part" numbers to identify a component for a particular customer. That may be what this number is.

Cheers,
David

What I mean is exactly what I said. I listed exactly what is written on the pots. I've been to all the sites that list the codes etc, but have been able to find nothing on the pot dates. I estimate the lap steel to be from the late 30's, early 40's. That's why it's such a mystery to me.