Need help with a volume pot issue.

[kramersteen]

Hi guys i am wiring up my build the fullmap.

This is the diagram i am following.



The guitar pickup is responding to a tap test with a screw driver but only on 3 quarters of the volume range. Soon as i turn the pot to full it cuts out. What would cause the pot to do this?

I dont really know whats going on with it but i am pissed off because it took me ages to wire up and i hate the thought of doing it again haha.

[CTN]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

does the pot zero out the volume correctly?

it could just be a busted pot where the tail end of the resistive medium is worn out and isn't making contact with the 3/4 that's working fine. I.e. when you turn it full up, it's actually an open circuit so no signal is going through.

obvious solution would be replace the pot.

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

does the pot zero out the volume correctly?

Yeah thats fine

Its way less than a quarter, its the smallest bit.

I did a video haha,

[CTN]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

see edit^^

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

does the pot zero out the volume correctly?

it could just be a busted pot where the tail end of the resistive medium is worn out and isn't making contact with the 3/4 that's working fine. I.e. when you turn it full up, it's actually an open circuit so no signal is going through.

obvious solution would be replace the pot.

Any easier solutions ''sigh''? I hate wiring guitars its a ***** for me....Wish i was better at it, I guess this isn't my fault.

[CTN]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

easier?

uh... don't turn it all the way up?

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

easier?

uh... don't turn it all the way up?

Maybe i will use it as a kill switch haha.

[SJ318]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

To kramersteen,
I absolutely mean NO disrespect at all, but I can't help but notice your pictures of your guitars. So are those things you built but had someone else wire up? Or are all those cool looking guitars you had someone else make for you?
That much work would seem that if you were the maker of all that, a pot re-wire would be a walk in the park, a quick walk. Again, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just mighty curious.
Steve Buffington

[Edgecrusher]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

To kramersteen,
I absolutely mean NO disrespect at all, but I can't help but notice your pictures of your guitars. So are those things you built but had someone else wire up? Or are all those cool looking guitars you had someone else make for you?
That much work would seem that if you were the maker of all that, a pot re-wire would be a walk in the park, a quick walk. Again, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just mighty curious.
Steve Buffington

Doesnt seem so odd to me. Some guys know about wood work... some guys know about electronics.

[ArtieToo]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

The most likely cause is overheating the pot while attaching the ground. The disc that holds the wiper is plastic. It may have warped when you soldered to the back of the pot. Its a classic mistake, made by both newbies and "pro's".

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

To kramersteen,
I absolutely mean NO disrespect at all, but I can't help but notice your pictures of your guitars. So are those things you built but had someone else wire up? Or are all those cool looking guitars you had someone else make for you?
That much work would seem that if you were the maker of all that, a pot re-wire would be a walk in the park, a quick walk. Again, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just mighty curious.
Steve Buffington

Well haha, Man have you seen my fullmap thread? Yeah i have mentioned many times how i have trouble soldering and for awhile i did pay other people to do it. That doesn't mean i haven't done it in the past, But now i am trying to force myself to get better because It cost too much to pay.

Heck only like an hour ago my brother showed me how to test the resistance of a pot. haha

Don't knock my finishing or building skills mate because i can show you hundreds of pictures of my shed with build progress. So yeah obviously i know that and any other forum members who have had anything to do with me would know that.

The most likely cause is overheating the pot while attaching the ground. The disc that holds the wiper is plastic. It may have warped when you soldered to the back of the pot. Its a classic mistake, made by both newbies and "pro's".

Hmmm that sounds like what happened, i heated that thing right up, The place i purchased the pot from are going to send me a new one anyway. Its all practice.

If anyone has any tips for me i would greatly appreciate it. I also need a better iron mine is too big.

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

That much work would seem that if you were the maker of all that, a pot re-wire would be a walk in the park, a quick walk. Again, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just

It took me two hours to do the wiring you know haha. I feel slightly offended for some reason and i feel like i should be better at wiring them up. Guess its just practice.

Also if you want some more credibility lol www.designbyraph.com

Its actually all a lie ^^ i am getting someone else to build all these guitars then i pass them off as my own online just to make my penis feel good, Seriously man the more i think about your comment the more it ****s me off.

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

To kramersteen,
I absolutely mean NO disrespect at all, but I can't help but notice your pictures of your guitars. So are those things you built but had someone else wire up? Or are all those cool looking guitars you had someone else make for you?
That much work would seem that if you were the maker of all that, a pot re-wire would be a walk in the park, a quick walk. Again, NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, just mighty curious.
Steve Buffington

Also look at this. http://www.guitargear.net.au/discuss...?topic=40189.0

Other people even start threads to help with the ''lie'' ^^

I Know you said ''no disrespect'' and all but seriously that **** hurts. I put my heart into these guitars and my whole life become devoted to the project i am doing. I think about them from the moment i wake up and late at night in bed. Rarely a day goes by when i wont be doing something on a guitar.

Anyway i have to go for a nap now. Hopefully i can get this other pot in tomorrow but i know it wont be a walk in the park for me.


Ps. I am **** at building pickguards too.

[CTN]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

raph you should work on a pedal build to practice your soldering skills.

[kramersteen]

Re: Need help with a volume pot issue.

raph you should work on a pedal build to practice your soldering skills.

I actually have a diy 808 pedal kit in my watch list on ebay.

I need a few mini desk clamps and a smaller maybe weller gas iron. Also some extra magnification because my eyes are rat ****.