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Technical Question: Using Multimeter to determine pot values in wired tone circuit?

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  • Technical Question: Using Multimeter to determine pot values in wired tone circuit?

    So that is the question.

    Is it possible? Can I use a multimeter to determine pot values in wired tone circuit in the guitar without unwiring it?

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  • #2
    Outside legs of pot

    Should give a rough idea of value

    Post results please
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    • #3
      Yes, you can measure pots that are in a guitar.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
        Outside legs of pot

        Should give a rough idea of value

        Post results please
        Actually, in a tone circuit, it will give the exact value. The cap blocks the DC of the meter from going beyond the pot. It's one of the very few situations, in all of electronics, where you can get an accurate reading in-circuit.

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