Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

[Mystery]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

Yes. Asian-made pots have a smaller diameter shaft. American pots like CTS are slightly larger and require the hole to be reamed out slightly.



By "cover" are you referring to the control knob? If so, the size (diameter) is the same, but the knurl on the split shaft is different. The knobs for Asian pots will not fit the CTS pots and vice versa.

Also, some pots come with solid shafts. You need to use knobs (no knurl, but with a set screw) specifically designed for those.

I see thanks.
I suppose the existing ones are Chinese 500k so replacing with Asian pot would not be a downgrade.
I want to keep the chrome knob so it matches.

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

I see thanks.
I suppose the existing ones are Chinese 500k so replacing with Asian pot would not be a downgrade.
I want to keep the chrome knob so it matches.

CTS makes an Asian sized pot too...you could look into that as well. You’d be able to upgrade the pots without having to ream out the holes.

[Mystery]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

CTS makes an Asian sized pot too...you could look into that as well. You’d be able to upgrade the pots without having to ream out the holes.

So what should I search for size wise?
What's their size in mm?

[Gtrjunior]

Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

So what should I search for size wise?
What's their size in mm?

https://www.philadelphialuthiertools.com/electronics/pots/cts-metric-500k-split-shaft-audio-taper-potentiometer-coarse-spline/

Now you just need to figure out if you need the coarse spline or fine spline so your current knobs will fit.

[Mystery]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

It's been a while.
I haven't done anything yet on my C1+.
I want to hot wire the bridge pickup to full volume so no need to use the volume knob.
I see there are three lugs/pins on the pot.
Green wire on the left.
White wire on the middle and
White and ground on the right.
To bypass the volume, do I join green and white together or green and the last one?
The white wire lug and the last one looks connected already with the pot's ground.
Does anyone has wiring diagram of C1+? Mine doesn't have coil split.
thanks

[beaubrummels]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

It's been a while.
I haven't done anything yet on my C1+.
I want to hot wire the bridge pickup to full volume so no need to use the volume knob.
I see there are three lugs/pins on the pot.
Green wire on the left.
White wire on the middle and
White and ground on the right.
To bypass the volume, do I join green and white together or green and the last one?
The white wire lug and the last one looks connected already with the pot's ground.
Does anyone has wiring diagram of C1+? Mine doesn't have coil split.
thanks
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That pot looks to me like why you are getting no sound. The green wire lug shouldn’t be turned out sideways touching the the side of the pot (that short circuits all sound from the bridge pickup, not even sure how the previous owner did that without tearing the lug off completely) and the middle lug should not be connected to ground with the third lug, if that’s what’s happening. You drew arrows on top of the connections so I can’t see it completely.

[Mystery]

Re: Schecter C-1+ bridge pickup no sound...

That pot looks to me like why you are getting no sound. The green wire lug shouldn’t be turned out sideways touching the the side of the pot (that short circuits all sound from the bridge pickup, not even sure how the previous owner did that without tearing the lug off completely) and the middle lug should not be connected to ground with the third lug, if that’s what’s happening. You drew arrows on top of the connections so I can’t see it completely.

I see. Here's another picture that shows the wires from red are connected to the ground, middle and the right lugs.


Not only the wiring, the pickup is also messed up.
There's a lot of slack on the shaft when I pull and it works when pulled and wiggled.
It needs replacement regardless of the wiring as the lugs are messed up as well.
There's a wiring diagram on Scribd but need subscription to download.
Anyone have it handy?

https://www.scribd.com/document/36811784/Schecter-C1-PLUS

Edit: Although that wiring is for C1 plus, it looks different as the tone pot on mine doesn't have the small piece where red wires connect to.
The tone pot also looks same as volume except it has a green capacitor.