Seymour Duncan Pots?

[sosomething]

Did I read on another forum (Ultimate Guitar maybe?) that SD are developing their own unique brand of potentiometers? I seem to recall seeing Frank Falbo posting about that somewhere. I'm surprised I haven't seen it come up here...

If so, me in on a couple.

Also - I have a bit of input if this turns out to be true:

Add a row of tabs or a flange or something screwed to the base of the pot to make it easier to solder leads to it! I'm tired of scuffing them, trying to get enough contact with an iron tip, and generally fighting to get a good connection to ground. I know I'm not the only person who fights with this.

If you could do that, you can count me in on a baker's dozen of the things.

 

[Peter Crossley]

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Also - I have a bit of input if this turns out to be true:

Add a row of tabs or a flange or something screwed to the base of the pot to make it easier to solder leads to it! I'm tired of scuffing them, trying to get enough contact with an iron tip, and generally fighting to get a good connection to ground. I know I'm not the only person who fights with this.

If you could do that, you can count me in on a baker's dozen of the things.

That is a fantastic idea...

easy to make from brass plate with an upturn for all the grounds.

means you can swap out pots without the messy ground connection easily..

I'm going to make some !!!!!!


$500 discount on your next Crossley my man!!!!!

 

[super rad stuff]

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^ hehe, that pretty much just means free shipping

 

[ehdwuld]

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I get a crimp on ring terminal

solder all grounds to this
crimp a single wire on to go back to the volume pot

one solder at volume

someone here suggested it

 

[sosomething]

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I get a crimp on ring terminal

solder all grounds to this
crimp a single wire on to go back to the volume pot

one solder at volume

someone here suggested it

Shut up with your common sense suggestion.

Do not dilute my genius!

 

[blueman335]

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Add a row of tabs or a flange or something screwed to the base of the pot to make it easier to solder leads to it! I'm tired of scuffing them, trying to get enough contact with an iron tip, and generally fighting to get a good connection to ground. I know I'm not the only person who fights with this.

+1. I struggle with this too. Make it easier for us!

 

[kmcguitars]

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There was talk about SD teaming up w/t Bourns to make a Pot to Seymour's specs. There is a video of Seymour talking w/t a Bourns rep. at the last NAMM show.

 

[ratherdashing]

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I get a crimp on ring terminal

solder all grounds to this
crimp a single wire on to go back to the volume pot

one solder at volume

someone here suggested it

I suggested soldering all grounds to a washer, and I think someone else said a crimp on ring terminal would be an even better idea. I agree.

You aren't even really supposed to solder to the back of a pot. CTS has flat out said that they're not designed for that at all.

 

[sosomething]

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I suggested soldering all grounds to a washer, and I think someone else said a crimp on ring terminal would be an even better idea. I agree.

You aren't even really supposed to solder to the back of a pot. CTS has flat out said that they're not designed for that at all.

Yeah, you can tell. That doesn't stop every guitar you've ever bought from being wired that way, though.

 

[ratherdashing]

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Yeah, you can tell. That doesn't stop every guitar you've ever bought from being wired that way, though.

I think electric guitar manufacturers started doing it back in the day out of laziness, ignorance (remember that back then very few of them came from the electronics world - Leo Fender was the only one really) and/or necessity. I don't blame them - they were just doing what seemed like a good idea.

The main difference between a guitar builder and us is that they sit at a workbench and use high heat irons to solder to hundreds of pot casings a day. If they happen to cook a pot, they just throw it away and grab another one out of the big box sitting next to them.

 

[J Moose]

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Crimping is a terrible idea!!! Its one shot only.

What happens when you want to change pickups?

Besides, crimping isn't as solid of a connection as other available choices. I've seen plenty of patchbays with crimped connections fail and they don't get bounced around nearly as much as a guitar!

The washer is kind of a cool idea, but there's an even better solution in the works...

:foot:

 

[J Moose]

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The main difference between a guitar builder and us is that they sit at a workbench and use high heat irons to solder to hundreds of pot casings a day. If they happen to cook a pot, they just throw it away and grab another one out of the big box sitting next to them.

I hate that stuff... I've had little to no problems soldering to the back of a pot, but those high-heat guns are like construction adhesive. Several weeks ago I replaced the pickups in a MIM strat for a buddy and I literally couldn't even begin to melt the mass of twisted ground wires that were on the back of the pot. I gave up, clipped 'em right at the source & soldered the new grounds right next to the old lump.

 

[frankfalbo]

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So, who wants to Beta test? :naughty:

 

[ImmortalSix]

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I would beta test, for sure.

 

[ratherdashing]

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So, who wants to Beta test? :naughty:

For sure! The sooner the better, as three of my guitars (including a new one :naughty: ) will be getting electronics surgery in the next week or two.

 

[ratherdashing]

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Crimping is a terrible idea!!! Its one shot only.

What happens when you want to change pickups?

Besides, crimping isn't as solid of a connection as other available choices. I've seen plenty of patchbays with crimped connections fail and they don't get bounced around nearly as much as a guitar!

The washer is kind of a cool idea, but there's an even better solution in the works...

:foot:

Not really sure what you're thinking of, but this is what you would use (or something like it):

You crimp the end to the ground lug of the volume pot. If you want a more permanent connection, solder it on there. After that, solder all your grounds to the ring.

All it does is provide a really big terminal to connect all the wires to. There is absolutely no difference when it comes to changing pickups, and it's just as solid a connection (if not more) than the back of a pot.

 

[Jet-Jaguar]

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So, who wants to Beta test? :naughty:

I would. I have a project I've been putting off, and this just gives me a reason.

 

[GuitarStv]

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So, who wants to Beta test? :naughty:

I'd give 'em a shot in my HSS guitar . . .

 

[J Moose]

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Not really sure what you're thinking of, but this is what you would use (or something like it):

Ahh... I thought you were talking about crimping right to the lugs. Yeah, I could see that I guess. But why not hang a wire off the main lug & then solder all your grounds to the one wire and cover the whole thing in heat shrink? Its just changing the location of the connection... and a connection is a connection.

Honestly, with a good tip on the iron and pre-tinned parts (wire & pot) I've never had a problem making things stick to the back of a pot. Or even undoing the connection if needed... Why do "they" say its a bad idea? Risk of burning up the pot?

 

[sosomething]

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So, who wants to Beta test? :naughty:

I tried to pm you, but your box is already stuffed.

I said:

I am absolutely interested in beta testing whatever you've got going (sd pots or otherwise).

How can we make this happen?

I have a EB Silhouette that's amidst an electronics swap right now that I would love to make into a guinea pig.