The PeacePoti Push Locks Your Potentiometers in Place — Then Frees Them with a Simple Push

Mike Seidl is back on the crowdfunding circuit with an upgraded version of his PeacePoti — an add-on for potentiometer and rotary encoder knobs designed to prevent accidental adjustment: the PeacePoti Push.

"The problem," Seidl writes of the idea behind the PeacePoti family. "You carefully dial in your sound. Then a cable, a slip, or a bump turns one knob out of place — and it's gone. The hacks: duct tape [means] sticky gear; no view, no access. Makers tell you it moved [but] won't stop it. Photos [are] stressful to check, useless mid-set. O-rings [add] friction, not safety; fiddly to fit."

Seidl first sought to solve the problem back in 2021 with the PeacePoti, a replacement knob for potentiometers and rotary encoders which surrounding the moving barrel with a fixed shroud. In order to adjust the knob, users would need to shove a guitar pick or similar into a slot cut into the inner barrel — making it hard to accidentally adjust by mistake.

The PeacePoti Push takes the same core concept but does away with the need for a tool. It has the same rotating inner barrel surrounded by a fixed outer shroud, but now you unlock the knob by pushing down on the inner barrel — making it pop up ready for turning with your bare hands. The knob includes press-fit adapters for solid, split, and D-shaft potentiometers, along with M7, M9, and 3/8" mounting nuts. For setups where the mounting nut can't be used, Seidl says, there's an adhesive base that can be used to secure it in place instead.

Seidl is funding production of the new PeacePoti Push on Kickstarter, where physical rewards start at €19 (around $21) for two knobs; hardware is expected to begin shipping in March next year. As with all crowdfunding campaigns, fulfillment is not guaranteed — though Seidl has proved capable of delivering in the past thanks to the original PeacePoti campaign.