Hello all.
My apologies for a work related AND not model engineering based post, but my wife's company finds themselves in an interesting position of having invested a rather large amount of time setting up a production line for their main product only to find that they can no longer source a rather key component. This, as you can expect, is causing some level of flapping and panicing and generally a lack of stiff upper lips.
The widget in question is a variable resistor of some form with a built in switch. I.e. it clicks "on" and then the resistance varies.
the two key important features of this specific component are that it has two "slots", where normally there would be a shaft coming out of it. This is to allow a knobbe to be clicked into place and so be turned.
![](http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/pic0011medium.jpg/1/w800.png)
The second item is that there are two addition legs to the resistor, which are used to hold it down firmly to the circut board.
![](http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/pic0012medium.jpg/1/w800.png)
I know nothing else about the resistor. There is a stamp of "10KA on one side of the can"
Can anyone offer a source for these? Or a man who might know a man who might know a man? Mrs Steve's company has looked at all their usual suppliers and can find no trace of this resistor.
Many thanks for any help indeed.
Steve