What kind of resistor do I need.

[motorboy29]

I bought a guitar. Then, i found out that the previous owner had the soldering ablility of a retarded goldfish. They have the wires all screwed up, and they trashed the resestor. I am planning two duncan 'buckers (jazz 'n' custom) on 500k pots for hard rock/metal. What kind of resistor do I need and where do I get it.

 

[ErikH]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Resistor for what?

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

I bought a guitar. Then, i found out that the previous owner had the soldering ablility of a retarded goldfish. They have the wires all screwed up, and they trashed the resestor. I am planning two duncan 'buckers (jazz 'n' custom) on 500k pots for hard rock/metal. What kind of resistor do I need and where do I get it.

You probably mean "capacitor".....Tone control capacitor...Common value is .02 or .022

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Resistor for what?

What he said!

 

[motorboy29]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Yea, capacitors, right, well thanx for the advice.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Yea, capacitors, right, well thanx for the advice.

If you replace the capacitor yourself,be sure to use a heat sink or you'll overheat the new cap..

 

[ErikH]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

If you replace the capacitor yourself,be sure to use a heat sink or you'll overheat the new cap..

Yeah, be careful. Just use an alligator clip on the leg you're soldering to help absorb some of the heat.

 

[Artie]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

And yet again, a thread gives me an idea . . .

I'll post after I test it.

Artie

 

[motorboy29]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

What exactly do you mean by a heat sink? Or can I just use the alligator clamp?:smack:

 

[ErikH]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

What exactly do you mean by a heat sink? Or can I just use the alligator clamp?:smack:

Use an alligator clip. A heat sink is used to disappate excess heat from components. Too much heat on a capacitor or any small component and it could make it fail. Clamping an alligator clip on the leg between the body and the point of connection makes the clip act as a heat sink so the component body doesn't get too much heat.

 

[martinsixstringcustoms]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

What exactly do you mean by a heat sink? Or can I just use the alligator clamp?:smack:

No offense, but you might wanna do some technical research before you start this project. It's real easy to do damage rather quickly

 

[neosadist]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Darn, I was going to tell him to use a 1 ohm resistor :newangel:

 

[motorboy29]

Re: What kind of resistor do I need.

Well, because i'm doing this project for school, I have done quite a bit of technical research. That's the only reason that I figured out that the capacitor was F*cked up. I just use this forum as a wall to bounce my dumb Ideas off of. Plus, since through various connections i have access to just about every metalwork tool ever made and I have a top caliber welder as one of my advisers, im not all that worried about blowing a two dolar resistor, or a couple of ten dollar pots (although I really don't want to have to replace the pots).lol