Question on 3-way blade wiring.

[Swampy]

I’m wanting there to be no signal in the middle position. Going by the diagram below, would I not solder the wire at the 4 points that runs to the volume pot? Instead one wire for the bridge and the one for the neck (both soldered at furthest tabs) to run independently to the volume pot?

 

[dotsdad]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

yep. Just connect both pickups to lugs 1&3; and connect the common to the volume pot.

You can use the other sid of the switch to wire up independent tone pots. If you dont want to have 3 knobs on the plate, you can use a stacked concentric pots. Hellakewl mod.

 

[Swampy]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

yep. Just connect both pickups to lugs 1&3; and connect the common to the volume pot.

You can use the other sid of the switch to wire up independent tone pots. If you dont want to have 3 knobs on the plate, you can use a stacked concentric pots. Hellakewl mod.

Thanks. Hope I followed that.....

Only have the neck pickup wired, bridge pickup should be here in a couple days.

Look correct?

 

[Swampy]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Oops.

I had to move the pickup wire on the switch. Now I get an 8.11 reading off the middle volume lug and back of the tone pot when in the neck position.

 

[Artie]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Look correct?

View attachment 92407

Hey Swampy; I'd do this differently, but first, in that pic, isn't the handle in the bridge position? (All the way back?) If so, your neck wire is on the wrong terminal. Look closely at the side of the switch that we can't see. Isn't the neck hot connected to the white wire that goes to the volume pot?

I'll tell you a possibly better way to this, but I need that answered first.

Artie

 

[Swampy]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Yes, that was wired wrong. My last post there’s a (hopefully) correct photo. Getting reading where I should anyway.

 

[Artie]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Ok . . . it's sorta corrected, but not exactly. One more quick question: am I correct that you want the middle position to be "dead"? As in quiet?

 

[Swampy]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Yes. Dead quiet.

 

[Artie]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Ok, so basically, you need to do what dotsdad said, with one slight mod:



Reverse your black (neck) wire and white wire. (That goes to the pot.) Then, connect the bridge to the green arrow, and ground the red arrow. The reason for doing this is that if you don't ground that position, then you "float" the hot side of the circuit, (that goes to the amp), when in the middle position. That could cause a nasty hum or buzz. Doing it this way guarantees it will be dead quiet.

Make sense?

 

[Swampy]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Ok, so basically, you need to do what dotsdad said, with one slight mod:

View attachment 92411

Reverse your black (neck) wire and white wire. (That goes to the pot.) Then, connect the bridge to the green arrow, and ground the red arrow. The reason for doing this is that if you don't ground that position, then you "float" the hot side of the circuit, (that goes to the amp), when in the middle position. That could cause a nasty hum or buzz. Doing it this way guarantees it will be dead quiet.

Make sense?

It does. Thanks so much Artie!

I’ll swap those wires around when I get the bridge in a couple days. I’ll post If I have trouble or questions.
Thanks again!

 

[Artie]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

No prob. Let me know if the magic smoke leaks out.

 

[dotsdad]

Re: Question on 3-way blade wiring.

Ok, so basically, you need to do what dotsdad said, with one slight mod:

View attachment 92411

Reverse your black (neck) wire and white wire. (That goes to the pot.) Then, connect the bridge to the green arrow, and ground the red arrow. The reason for doing this is that if you don't ground that position, then you "float" the hot side of the circuit, (that goes to the amp), when in the middle position. That could cause a nasty hum or buzz. Doing it this way guarantees it will be dead quiet.

^^^^ ARTIE FOR THE WIN ^^^^ a very clever suggestion indeed!