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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 7 Aug 2011 11:37 am    
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Greetings ! Mr. Green
i'm sure one of you are gonna have the answer Winking
when i switch from the bridge pick up to the middle position w: the toggle switch on my Telecaster: it goes POP !
not every time tho' but often
did'nt do that before but has appeared
capacitor ?
Thanx
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Tim Marcus


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San Francisco, CA
Post  Posted 7 Aug 2011 12:22 pm    
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probably just a dirty switch contact. The guitar does not have enough energy to make a capacitor do that kind of thing.

hit it with some deoxit and move the switch around a few times quickly. This should clean the contacts and you'll be good to go for a few more years
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 8 Aug 2011 11:52 am    
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Thanx Tim
that did it good Mr. Green
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