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Topic: Schematic for on-on-on switch |
Nathan Golub
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Durham, NC
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 7:09 am |
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| Pretty basic here...I'm putting in a new pickup switch on my Fessy. What's the schematic for wiring up a standard 3-way E9—both—C6 switch? |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:32 am
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| There are two different types of double-throw switches that have a center position; an "on-off-on" (which is called "center off"), and an "on-on-on" switch (which is called "center on"). To use both pickups in the center position, you must use a "center on" switch. A switch that is normally "off" in the center position cannot be wired to be "on", as the difference is inside the switch. |
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Lee Warren
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:33 am
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Here you go:
Lee
p.s.
Of course, just substitute 'neck' and 'bridge' for 'e9' and 'c6'. 
A single pole switch should work too. |
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:47 am
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| Thanks guys. It's an on-on-on switch. Where would I solder the ground for each pickup? On a guitar with a tone and/or volume pot I solder it to the back of the pot, but this guitar has just the switch. |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:51 am
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The ground lug on the output jack is a good place to connect all grounds.
Brad |
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:56 am
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| D'oh, oh yeah...just like on a single neck steel. Thanks! |
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Lee Warren
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2009 9:57 am
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Like Brad said!
Hi Nathan,
I'd solder the 2 pickup ground wires together and then rout them to the ground lug on the output jack.
You may need to solder a piece of wire on, to reach the ground lug of the output jack.
I'd use insulated wire to avoid any chance of it shorting out along the way.
Good luck!
Lee |
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