Atari 5k pot (potentiometer) with slip clutch NOS

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These are actual NOS Atari 5k pots TYPE EJ with the special slip-clutch feature. These were... more

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These are actual NOS Atari 5k pots TYPE EJ with the special slip-clutch feature. These were used by all Atari games which used 5k pots.

Games they work in, could be more -

Warlords
Paperboy
Star Wars
Pole Position
Return of the Jedi
APB
Road Blasters
Championship Sprint
Super Sprint
Lunar Lander

The slip-clutch was very important and innovative in that it prolonged the life of the pot by preventing damage from over torquing.

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From Greg on 12.09.2020 22:10. Question

Do these pots have stop points? I thought there is a "slip clutch" feature?

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That's how they're designed. I had an upright warlords with factory pots, and they have a stopping point, but the slip clutch allows you to keep on turning it past the stop point without damaging the pot if you force it to turn.

But ? "The one I just bought from HSS has HARD stopping points and as I mentioned, it cannot be turned the full 360 degrees."

Yep, that is correct - They're pots, not tempest spinners. If you wrench on it enough, it *will* turn, but won't break internally like a normal pot would. So, consider it a feature that keeps them from breaking when abused.

... they work great and like described, they stop but if you really get on them like a drunk they slip on purpose. ;)