need help finding part for finger tip control for tig welding

The pot went bad on my Miller finger tip control. And I'm cheap. $107.00 for the replcement pot with circuit board from Miller. Similar pots at Newark are under $1.00 However I can't seem to find the correct size and resistance value with a switch. The t18 series from Piher seem perfect but I can't find anyone that carries them.

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The Alpha's have an audio taper, would not work well for this application. The Xicon's do not come in 1K. Close but no cigar. My cousin has a handfull of 10K pots from his father's collection of parts when he used to fix radios and other electronics.

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I can't find any with a switch at digikey. All the 1k's are .350" dia, and the 16mm ones do not come in 1k.

Thank You, Randy

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Have you thought about just adding a separate switch?

Lots and lots of tiny little switches around nowadays.

It would open up a whole lot more possibilities (shrug).

Think small transistor radio scrap out part.

Try RadioShack - they might have it in house.

Mart> The pot went bad on my Miller finger tip control. And I'm cheap.

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