Very basic (I think) wiring problem

[ShonenCello]

I'm trying to teach myself how to swap out pots and tone caps and just do general soldering work.

I made a lot of rookie mistakes but now I'm getting good connections. And I'm getting a good strong signal from the pickup.

The problem is the volume taper or lack of taper. 10 - 8 is acting correctly 8 - 0 is all silence. This is the 3rd pot I've tried with the same result. Gibson CTS and Alpha

Obviously I'm making a basic error. Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Have you seen this problem before? Any connection in particular I should look at closer?

thanks

 

[Angel LaHash]

Pot lugs should go
Input/output/ground

Am thinking its a log pot

 

[Crater]

Are you using the right value of pot? Sounds like you're using a very low value pot.

Get a multimeter, a.k.a. volt-ohm meter, a.k.a. DMM for digital multimeter. They're available for less than ten dollars, and are indispensable for electronics troubleshooting. I always try to confirm a part's value with a DMM before I install it, part of my "measure twice, saw once" philosophy.

 

[ShonenCello]

Pot lugs should go
Input/output/ground

Am thinking its a log pot

Are you using the right value of pot? Sounds like you're using a very low value pot.

Get a multimeter, a.k.a. volt-ohm meter, a.k.a. DMM for digital multimeter. They're available for less than ten dollars, and are indispensable for electronics troubleshooting. I always try to confirm a part's value with a DMM before I install it, part of my "measure twice, saw once" philosophy.

Don't know what a log pot is, but I'll look into that.

These are the pots I'm using right now. 500k and I tried a 1meg.
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The multimeter sounds like a good idea though.

 

[ShonenCello]

Pardon me for getting this back to the top again.

Has anyone heard of this problem before?

The fact that three pots from 3 different makers are doing the same thing is making me rule them out as a cause.

It's either my fault or the pickup.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. This is frustrating.

thanks

 

[David Jayne]

Can you post a pic of your wiring.

 

[ShonenCello]

Yeah that's a good idea.

The whole thing is apart now (I'm routing for a second pickup).

When I get it back together I'll post a pic.

 

[Angel LaHash]

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Few different types of pots

I'm just reading it .. I think yours is a audio taper, well that's what it says on your like,

 

[ShonenCello]

Yeah I looked into it also, all 3 pots were audio taper.