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Topic: Rick Electro wiring - need help! |
Neil Groeneveld
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 22 Nov 2014 6:02 am |
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Hi folks - I'm using the pickup out of this Electro for a slide guitar commissioned by the Electro's' owner. A couple of questions: I'm assuming the big part labeled 'condenser' functions as a capacitor? If not, how is it different from a capacitor? Where could I get a new one? Could I use a capacitor instead? Also, does anybody know where I can get 100k pots? The loose wire to the upper left was not connected to anything - I'm assuming that its supposed to go to the bridge.
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2014 7:15 am
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| Condenser is just an archaic term for capacitor. That's what they were generally called until the mid-1900s. |
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Neil Groeneveld
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 22 Nov 2014 8:11 am
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| Thanks for that info! |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 22 Nov 2014 2:33 pm
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You should be able to get pots from StewMac. Audio taper for volume, linear taper for tone.
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Blake Hawkins
From:
Florida
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Posted 22 Nov 2014 6:28 pm
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The condenser you have is a sealed oil filled unit.
Usually seen in military or industrial gear.
You can replace it with a modern cap. The voltage
rating is not important. I can't read the MFD value in the picture, but the usual value would be .05 MFD.
That type of cap is way overkill in a guitar.
However many of those were available as military surplus after the 2nd World War at very low cost. |
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