Photocells?

[thevisionseeker]

Ok so I've got a few pedals with photocells on them and I decided to buy a few for some up & coming mods I have lined up. One question I have is whats the range of value with these? I mean can I buy a 500k or a 250k or what?
Also can I add a resistor to the photocell to get a wider range?
I ask because I'm modding a Ibanez FL9 and I connected the photocell and it did some change but couldnt get from 0-10 like the trimpot. I believe the pot is a 200k. Any suggestions?

[aen]

MOst photocells have a huuuuuuge range, but you can add a resister or pot in parallel to narrow that range. IIRC, the photocells @ futurlec.com have the ranges listed. I've always used cells from smallbear though, they seem to work well for my purposes.

[thevisionseeker]

Ok ya I dont remember where I got my photocells from. Some electronic store online I know. I dont remember the resistance on them though. I wil have to test that when I get home. Quick question though... If I have a 200k Pot and want to replace it with a photocell shouldnt the photocell have the same or close to the same range as the 200k pot? (as long as the values of the pot and photocell are the same).

[aen]

You can just put the photocell in parallel with the pot, and the pot will determine the maximum amount of resistance. BUt finding one with a similar range woudl be ideal.

[thevisionseeker]

thats what I did last night but the photocell was not coming close to the range that the pot had.