not really a mod question per se but...

[billygoat333]

I have this amp (http://www.crutchfield.com/p_026TS19202/Power-Acoustik-TS1920-2.html?tp=115) in my car and the other day I decided to see if the knob on the remote volume control would come off so I could mount it somewhere inconspicuously.

unfortunately, when I was putting the knob back on, the whole shaft broke into pieces.

(and sorry about all the "knob" and "shaft" talk btw ;) )

so... I did some googling and ebay checking and cannot find for the life of me a replacement knob! This amp is discontinued. So basically, can I use a potentiometer or something to replace the volume control? and if so how do I know what to buy? can I just hook up my multimeter to it or something? maybe I shouldve put this in rookie's nook lol as I don't have any experience at all with pots.

[x88x]

First, fair warning, I have absolutely no experience with car amps. That being said, the volum control is probably a potentiometer, though what rating I couldn't even begin to guess (see previous statement). Pictures are, of course, always helpful.

[billygoat333]

good idea, I will post some pictures later tonight. just discovered that there ARE screws holding this thing together, so with some luck and some superglue, I might be able to salvage what I have.

[farlo]

check a guitar shop, most have a few different types of knobs, for amps and volume controls on guitar

[billygoat333]

alright, finally got around to cleaning up my car so I took the volume knob apart and snapped some pics:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs490.ash1/26769_385071438213_556323213_4084353_5524151_n.jpg
the circuit board that the shaft was attached to, you can see where it broke

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs490.snc3/26769_385071688213_556323213_4084355_7081716_n.jpg
picture of the *cough* shaft, and you can see the part that spins in the two gaps. the circuit boards are what broke it looks like. the shaft still turns inside just fine. wonder if I can just solder the leads on the boards back together? although it would take some pretty amazing soldering skills that I lack to do... lol. maybe solder some wire to connect the 6 contacts. hmm.

[d_stilgar]

Good news is, that is definitely a potentiometer. If you can google some of the numbers on it you should be able to find a replacement or post them here and hopefully we can help you decipher them so you know the pot. rating.

[billygoat333]

awesome. there is some black insulating rubber crap covering most of the circuit board, I will try and scrape it off and see what kind of numbers this thing has.

[dr.walrus]

remember, it's a stereo pot. so you need to go to radioshack, not your guitar shop.

And I hope you learnt your lesson about glued-on knobs ;)