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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago

Just for the record... it has to do with practicality.

the notches are spaced similar to a clock, but with the deadzone most potentiometers have, it doesn't go a full 360 around, so they stop at 11. This makes for an intuitive scale with familiar spacing on the notches- even if it is entirely arbitrary.

[-] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 26 points 1 month ago

so they stop at 11

you mean 10, most amps stop at 10.

[-] xenoclast@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

At the 11 o'clock position, I think they mean. That's a bit arbitrary tho

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Even the 11 clock position makes no sense, most amps will go from 8 to 4.

Edit, I see what they did. In the picture they used 7 to 5 o'clock as min/max, (which is essentially the same as my 8-4). For some reason they adapted the o'clock numbers to the dial number which is not helpful.

The o'clock numbers are meant to be a static reference point with 12 always at the top most position. You don't bend the clock scale to match the knob min/max.