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    Series/parallel faux-pas

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by escholl

    [quote name='squire5' post='261833' date='Aug 13 2008, 07:17 PM']...and now find the volume sweep is confined to the last 1/4 turn of the Volume control (neck pickup control).[/quote]

    it's nothing to do with the 250K/500K thing. the only effect that will have is that you bass may have a slightly brighter tone, but nothing rolling off the tone control a tiny bit more can't fix.

    my bass actually does this thing with the volume as well, and i've been over and over the wiring of it and i'm not sure what it is. 500K audio taper pot, like yours, and i've made triple sure it's not hooked up backwards or anything....can't say i've figured it out.

    wireless transmitter problems

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    Posted

    [quote name='MacDaddy' post='260186' date='Aug 11 2008, 05:55 PM']So after about 7 years of faultless performance my Audio Technica wireless finally decided to give up on me. No sound, but if you jiggle the ariel on the transmitter pac, it cuts in and out.
    I've emailed Audio Technica about a replacement transmitter, but have had no reply. Unfortunately they no longer make the model.

    So are transmitters fixable, or are they notoriously none fixable? If anyone near Luton fancies having having a fiddle I would be awfully grateful and honour bound to supply a few pints in the process. :)[/quote]

    i'm in cambridge, i'll take a look at it for you if you like. the connection has probably just come loose after 7 years and needs re-soldering. no guarantees, but that's my guess.

    In a frenzy, help.

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    one of [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250237798631"]these[/url]. it says "strat" but a there's no difference.


    don't give up though, there is a bit of a learning curve, but being able to work on your own instrument is one of the most rewarding things you can learn to do! :)

    Calling all teenagers

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='thedonutman' post='258519' date='Aug 8 2008, 09:46 PM']All of my current bass gear, except for a tuner, some other leads, a few bits of hardware and a Zoom 506:

    [/quote]

    what's up with the bass on the left? 5 strings but 4 tuners?.... :)

    In a frenzy, help.

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='259043' date='Aug 9 2008, 09:34 PM']Of course you carefully scraped the tags clean before you tried soldering to them!! :)

    I've done *much* more stupid things. One day I'll tell you how I replaced an expensive surface mount processor in a very expensive DVD player upside down :huh:[/quote]

    hehe of course! :huh:

    a few weeks ago i burned a board quite badly, thinking i had the heat gun attachment on when really, it was the blowtorch...doh! :huh:

    In a frenzy, help.

    in Repairs and Technical

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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='259026' date='Aug 9 2008, 08:56 PM']True enough, it just strikes me that you'd have to go some to cook a pot as they have quite a bit of thermal mass. But.......[/quote]

    *shrug*

    the graphite tracks are quite thin where they connect to the tabs. maybe it's just me who's done it, idk, was in a rush that day. :blush: :)

    In a frenzy, help.

    in Repairs and Technical

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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='259012' date='Aug 9 2008, 08:40 PM']Without seeing a proper diagram it's hard to be specific (I don't know what the "white wire" does). However, a faulty pot is a possibility but so is the remaining terminal on the pot not being connected properly. I would think it should be connected to ground. Usually that means connected to the case of the pot and then the case of the other pot(s) and all sorts of other stuff. A cheap meter is almost as important as a soldering iron - without that you can't check anything - you're just guessing which isn't much use.[/quote]


    good point. although even if the other side of the pot wasn't connected to ground, there should still be a signal through the pot.


    either way, you can get a decent meter from maplin for about 8 pounds or so, and it's one of those things that's just really useful to have around anyways. if you can get one, or borrow one, etc. then that'd be the place to start.

    SOLD! H+H stack - refurbished 1X18 cabs (X2) , and 250W head SOLD!

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='ben_eat_pie' post='258905' date='Aug 9 2008, 04:29 PM']it certainly is mate - thanks for the link, was about to do that but you beet me to it! watched it sell for 42.50! bargain, i really just want to swap though, money has very little value to me - i never have much and i prefer to do a favour for a favour if you know what i mean!

    anyway, cheers escholl!

    ben[/quote]


    right, so after saying you'd sell it to me, then basically ignoring me for a week and a half, you've decided not to sell it to me after all....

    not your fault, i suppose, but i would have bid on that one that just ended, it was right near me. but, i figured i'd be buying yours.

    annoying. :)

    In a frenzy, help.

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted

    are you sure the pot isn't damaged?

    if it works when the wires bypass the pot, but not when they're connected to it, then it's probably that. the pots can be damaged sometimes by excessive heat if you're not careful. i've been doing this stuff for years and i still managed this about 6 months back with a g**tar i was repairing. happens to the best of us. :huh:


    luckily it's a cheap fix :)

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