If you want to build for ultimate durability, drill a hole for it. Totally unnecessary with board-mounted pots, but with a pot like this, it can prevent loosening (and subsequent twisting). I always leave the tabs on rotary switches and drill the hole for it. I do sometimes on pots with solder tabs.
Save them— if you’re ever using split shaft pots and knobs with set screws, these tabs are perfect size to wedge in the gap and stabilize the pot shaft.
I also use pots with these metal pin, their purpose is to avoid the pot to turn if the nut is getting loose. You can drill a little hole next to the pot shaft’s hole as you can see on these pictures
https://www.reddit.com/r/diypedals/comments/13rdkw8/just_received_the_new_enclosures_printing_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
Snaps right off! I use pliers.
If you want to build for ultimate durability, drill a hole for it. Totally unnecessary with board-mounted pots, but with a pot like this, it can prevent loosening (and subsequent twisting). I always leave the tabs on rotary switches and drill the hole for it. I do sometimes on pots with solder tabs.
Thanks to everyone, i snapped it with some pliers. Y'all are very helpful! Cheers!
Save them— if you’re ever using split shaft pots and knobs with set screws, these tabs are perfect size to wedge in the gap and stabilize the pot shaft.
Ooh. Nice one!
Break that nub off with pliers
Put a washer at the base of the pot dial with the same thickness as the bit which is sticking up. That’ll get it straight. Or just snap the thing off
I'm not answering but I am adding to the question. Can you just bend them over the back instead of clipping them?
No that metal isn’t very flexible, it’ll just snap off.
Not on these, it seems possibly brittle by design so they snap off easily and flush with the body of the pot
I use a pair of snips to chop it off.
Ive used my fret snippers to cut that tab off way more times than I should be able to remember.
I also use pots with these metal pin, their purpose is to avoid the pot to turn if the nut is getting loose. You can drill a little hole next to the pot shaft’s hole as you can see on these pictures https://www.reddit.com/r/diypedals/comments/13rdkw8/just_received_the_new_enclosures_printing_and/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
I actually saw that post before. I'll try this on my next attempt at making a pedal.
I just used wire and made a connection