Yep.The DC resistance of the level potentiometers has nothing to do with the impedance of the speakers.
They're likely set by the factory and then glued so the owner doesn't mess with them.Also the Ohmites look great. Still dont understand why the posts were glued in the position they are in.
These should do: http://www.radwell.co.uk/Shop/OHMITE/RJS50R2 are in great condition, the 3rd is a little chared but seems to work.
I just dont understand why this range was used and what i can replace them with.
Ditto. The ones I linked in post #33 are the modern equivalent, but they're not cheap. Wire-wound pots are designed to dissipate some heat and will sometimes discolour if they've run hot, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily bad. If they work -- i.e., they're mechanically sound and the wire hasn't burned up or broken -- they're fine.Actually those old ceramic ones look very well made and if they worked OK I would keep them, myself.
No, it means it can continuously dissipate roughly 15 watts of energy before burning up.If a L pad is 15 watts does that mean it will divert 15w range away from the speaker?
An L-pad is a specific arrangement of a pair of rheostats on one shaft used to control level whilst maintaining a specific impedance. See http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/lpad.htmlI think the bottom line is the pots i have marked 50ohm .5amp are rated at 12w
I think i will be ok using these L-Pads from parts express 15w 8ohm.