Re: Multimeter shows pots resistance instead of pickup resistance when connected to j
You have no faith in me. I did the wiring. I must say those pots have smaller holes then i thought they did and i even ordered smaller 24 awg cable. 22 awg won't fit threw those holes. 26 awg would be better. There is no way one can do this inside the guitar with alpha pots. They're just too small and i already used magnifying googles.
I used flux paste on top of pots and sanded down top of them to create rough texture for solder to stick better, so there shouldn't be any cold joints. Also solder has 60/40 flux ration on top of that. I'll check for continuity with DMM on those joints. That's quick and simple.
In phase out of phase change resistance from what i've read like one decrease it and one increases it, i don't remember which one does which but if so then it will change resistance at output jack. This might have been in reference to splitting. I'm not there yet. I do things step by step, not everything at once. Have to do switch and pickups next.
If you are using stranded wire, even a heavier gauge like 22, you can cut off some of the strands where it enters the lug (only leaving as many strands as will fit through the hole). It will not affect the current at all, but will make the wiring job MUCH easier with those tiny lugs on the p/p switches (not the "pots" themselves, those have pretty good sized holes in their lugs).
As was said...all the sanding, flux, and rosin in the world won't eliminate a cold joint if your iron isn't hot/powerful enough and if your technique isn't great.
"60/40" has nothing to do with "flux (ratio)"!! Where did you get that idea? The 60/40 is the tin to lead ratio of the solder, and you can have 60/40 solder with even
NO rosin flux core.
Even with a cold joint, you may initially measure a good contact with your meter, but it may not remain consistent over time and usage giving you nightmare diagnostic problems down the road. Don't rely too much on your meter, it doesn't know everything. Just
do the job right the first time.
Again, you're not paying attention. Phase DOES NOT CHANGE RESISTANCE. PERIOD!!! I don't know where "read" that but it is wrong! Or,
most likely, you misread it. Series/parallel/ and split will change the resistance, but not phase. You're getting these concepts mixed up. Again (try to listen and understand this time), phase only changes the frequencies, and can change the inductance and perceived output or volume. Again, it doesn't change resistance.
Your head is full of crazy ideas that you need to start learning how to replace with more facts. We've been trying to help you do that but we are met with more resistance than 100,000 miles of 48 gauge wire.
You are the one who has no faith in all of us who are trying to help and teach you. Are you afraid your head is going to burst if you fill it with truth and facts instead of conjecture, assumptions, urban myths, and ignorance?
