Having an issue changing the pickup on a Godin A6 to a P-Rails with Triple Shot, and can't tell if it's the switch or the preamp that's bad - the UST works fine, but the P-Rails is pretty much silent no matter what position the TS switches are in. I used a multimeter to check the coils and they're both within spec. When I test the output at the jack, I get either infinite resistance or at best hundreds of MOhms. When I opened it up again and tested on the TS at the + and - pads, I got no reading. If I understand how the Triple Shot works, I think the reading at the + and - pads should be whatever coil or coil combination resistance is selected, so I think the Triple Shot may be the source of the problem.
Is this a correct interpretation, or are there some other points I should be testing to rule out the TS? The wires are all going to the correct pads and I already reflowed the joints. If it is bad, is there any chance of repairing it myself (i.e., replace the ribbon cable and see if that's the problem) or is there more circuitry involved under the sticky tape that could be fried and it'd be easier to just get a new one? Or is it behaving as it should and I should look into a new preamp?
Thank you!
Vince
Is this a correct interpretation, or are there some other points I should be testing to rule out the TS? The wires are all going to the correct pads and I already reflowed the joints. If it is bad, is there any chance of repairing it myself (i.e., replace the ribbon cable and see if that's the problem) or is there more circuitry involved under the sticky tape that could be fried and it'd be easier to just get a new one? Or is it behaving as it should and I should look into a new preamp?
Thank you!
Vince
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