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Topic: Emmons tone circuit cap |
Dave Meis
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Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2017 8:39 am |
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Lynn Stafford
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Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 9:38 am Tone Cap Value
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Dave,
I'd recommend using a .047 mfd cap in the tone circuit of your Emmons. You can probably get one at an electronics store or even Radio Shack for a nominal cost.
Here is a link to a Forum post for further information: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=251242&sid=3dd9c144f66b6191d10f4282e70fb249
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 11:11 am
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Depending upon the year of your guitar, you will find a chocolate drop, green CDE Tiny Chief, red CDE, or a ceramic cap. The blues are all essentially the same -- 0.05 mfd or 0.047 mfd. The voltages are typically 200 v.d.c although I have seen 50 volts on the ceramic caps.
A bigger variable is the size of your tone pot. For example, for years, Emmons used 100K pots with a 1964 date. I have even found this pot in a 1969 Emmons and a 1968, but I have also found a 500k in a 1965. The standard pot for later guitars is 500k or 0.5 meg 1/2 watt.
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Dave Meis
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Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 1:09 pm
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Edward Rhea
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Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Dave Meis
From:
Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2017 3:35 pm
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Thanks Edward..I got their e-mail today, and the shipping is more than the part! The local Radio Shack is useless. I called the local music store, and I think I found one with a local repair person. Thanks for the heads up!  |
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