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The Rickenbacker Club Part Seven

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I think the pots are 330K

I fixed one solder joint, but now I'm getting a reading of 160.4k on the bridge pickup.

I think to simplify things here, I'm going to pull the vintage/modern switch out of the circuit. I would leave it on the modern setting all the time anyways...
 
#243
willsellout said:
The pots are 500K pots, if they are reading 300, that's way off, isn't it?

But yeah to measure the pickups, you'd need to measure the leads by themselves, right?
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The pots aren't necessarily 500K.

To measure the pickups all you have to do is isolate the hot signal *anywhere* in the circuit with one lead and put the other to any grounded surface.

bassgod, until you get a normal-looking reading on that bridge pickup I would not think you are out of the woods since it still sounds thin to you. How did you bypass the switch anyway? The way it's normally wired, the cap is always in and the "modern" bypass is what the switch toggles, not the other way, so if you took it out you're now in vintage mode forever.
 
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thiocyclist said:
bassgod, until you get a normal-looking reading on that bridge pickup I would not think you are out of the woods since it still sounds thin to you. How did you bypass the switch anyway? The way it's normally wired, the cap is always in and the "modern" bypass is what the switch toggles, not the other way, so if you took it out you're now in vintage mode forever.
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I think you're right about not being out of the woods yet, but it's better than before at least.

I took the cap out completely, and I wired the pickup selector switch contact where the cap would be connected straight to the treble volume pot. I removed both of the wires from the vintage/modern switch as well, so the switch isn't connected to anything.

Pending I did it the way I think I did, I'm now in modern mode forever...

I've been going back and fourth with Chris as well and he is going to send out a new pickup.
 
#245
I just acquired this sweet FireGlo 4003 on Friday, so can I join the Ric Club ? ? ;)

Thanks
8MilesHigher
 

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bassgod0dmw said:
I think I just "fixed" it. I took the switch and cap right out of the circuit and now it seems to be much better.

The pickup is still surprisingly thin sounding, but the volume is much better.
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You have a questionable treble pickup. It should read the same as the neck pickup. check the reading of the pickup right across the shielded wire from the pickup itself, where it is soldered to the pickup switch and braid at the pot body.
 
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Jeff Scott said:
You may want to take that rod out and examine what's going on. This is exactly what my former '04 4004Cii was doing until the rod snapped at the nut. There may be something binding in that channel.
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I've put WD40 on the threads, took out the bolt heads, placed 3 thin shims on each TR, put back the bolt heads, carefully tighten the rods again over a period of 2 days. Everything seem to be fine! I think there was too much friction between the treads and the bolt heads, and the new shims also help with the friction issue. I also adjusted the relief in the same way one adjust a 4001, thus with some neck bending help. Thought it could only help.
 
#257
I have a chance at a 2007 Ric 4003 Blue Burst at $2499 in the USA. Serial # 0711550. It needs a setup pretty bad.

Is this a:
1. bad price
2. fair price
3. good price
4. great price

Thanks for your opinions!
 
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thiocyclist said:
The pots aren't necessarily 500K.

To measure the pickups all you have to do is isolate the hot signal *anywhere* in the circuit with one lead and put the other to any grounded surface.

bassgod, until you get a normal-looking reading on that bridge pickup I would not think you are out of the woods since it still sounds thin to you. How did you bypass the switch anyway? The way it's normally wired, the cap is always in and the "modern" bypass is what the switch toggles, not the other way, so if you took it out you're now in vintage mode forever.
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According to the RIC website boutique area, the current pot values should be 330k, as that's the value of the replacement pots they're selling.
 
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