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    Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    I have an older HBE Medicine Bawl wah with a bad pot. I've tried to clean it and it's still flaky.

    The pot is marked-
    WH118 I
    A-2WA
    100K

    Can you recommend a suitable replacement.

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Thanks Chuck. I'm looking for something that has the same taper as the one that's in it (if anyone knows and if it even matters that much) so I don't change the feel of the wah.

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Gotcha. I have limited experience with Wah's. I don't know the codes to tell you what the specs on that pot are. Maybe contacting HBE would shed light on them?
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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Don, could the 2WA mean a 2 watt audio taper? I found this with a search:
    http://www.alibaba.com/product-detai...721938463.html

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Quote Originally Posted by chuckocaster View Post
    Maybe contacting HBE would shed light on them?
    I wish I could but they've gone out of business!

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
    Don, could the 2WA mean a 2 watt audio taper? I found this with a search:
    http://www.alibaba.com/product-detai...721938463.html
    Pretty close. I found this one last night but it might get expensive by the time I get it shipped to the US!
    http://www.banzaimusic.com/WH118-Wah-Potentiometer.html

    I really think that any 100k wah pot will do. I might splurge and get an Area 51 pot.

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    I think you're right about the "any 100k" pot thing. I think close enough is close enough. Read the DC ohms on what you have just to make sure. But HBE sourced the pot from somewhere. ThE code on the pot should tell you who made it.
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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    I put one of these in my old Vox 874 and totally loved it.

    http://area51tubeaudiodesigns.com/Me...ry_Code=cat003

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    Re: Replacement pot for HBE Medicine Bawl Wah

    Quote Originally Posted by silent j. View Post
    I put one of these in my old Vox 874 and totally loved it.

    http://area51tubeaudiodesigns.com/Me...ry_Code=cat003
    Guess what I installed in the wah about a week ago??? Yep. This pot. It's a good pot and a great price!

    I still prefer my Fulltone Clyde Deluxe!

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