TOS Phaser Ten Turn Knob

[Lost in Trek]

So I understand the TOS phaser II ten turn knob was a found item. Does anyone know where one might find this piece today? Is it off a vintage radio or camera?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jheilman]

So I understand the TOS phaser II ten turn knob was a found item. Does anyone know where one might find this piece today? Is it off a vintage radio or camera?

Any help would be appreciated.

It is a found item with a little modification.

http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?KeywordSearch

This version has the numbers and hash marks imprinted on the surface. The vintage part from the original had them engraved. If you can't locate the vintage version, these are identical with that one exception.

 

[Jedi Lawja]

I've got a spare aluminum ten-turn base - without the actual 'knob'. If was made by a boardmember and is very accurate. $10.

Jay

 

[Vaderman]

Jedi, do you have a pic of it?
Also jheilmam, what is the digikey link for? There is a keyword search but what are the keywords (unless that's a trade secret!)
Thanks!

 

[Lost in Trek]

Thanks Jay. Sent ya a PM.

jheilman, Thanks for the link. Do you have a part number?

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

I found about 40 of the actual vintage ones at an electronic reclamation yard and sold them here. The ones from that era have the etched lettering. The conventional ones are more cheaply produced and have silkscreened(as I am told) lettering.

The vintage ones don't require cutting as noted in the illustration posted by jheilman. They can be tapped apart from the knob.

So...if you have a electronics junkyard in your area you may want to go check them out. Thats where I found my dials...and my proton pack Dale resistors, Clippard valves, and other interesting items.

 

[Vaderman]

Thanks for the tips, there are a few decent surplus yards here, any idea what they were on? Just any equipment? Military? Camera?
Very cool.

 

[jheilman]

Sorry about the link. I copied from the search results page, but the way the site is built, the url is the same as the search page.

The item number is 461 KL-ND. They are $17.77 each. I ran across some black 10-turns with white lettering off an old automated film processing machine. Snagged those for free and always thought they would look great (but not authentic) on a season 1 B&W phaser.

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

...any idea what they were on? Just any equipment? Military? Camera?
Very cool.

They were by themselves not attached to anything.
A whole friggin bin full of them.

 

[jheilman]

These items are/were used on a huge variety of equipment. They are rather generic knobs. Many equipment manufacturers used them as they were off-the-shelf parts. They could be on any device from film processor to audio equipment and control panels of any variety.