What values of pots and tone cap for a a Ric horseshoe?

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Jack Hanson
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What values of pots and tone cap for a a Ric horseshoe?

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I have a dead Ric NS headed my way. Chances are one or more of the electrical components are kaput. What would be good modern replacement pots & tone cap to mate with the horseshoe (which may or may not require rewinding), and their values?
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Noah Miller
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My 1960 B7 has pots that read about 207K - probably 200K rather than 250K, but I'm not certain. The cap is labeled .05 uF. For guitar/steel purposes, the brand and type is pretty irrelevent as long as the pot turns smoothly and has an audio taper.
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Pots & cap

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I put an orange drop .047 uF in my B6.

Check out this post for wiring diagram: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewto ... 0471abe46a
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250k pots and a .047 cap in my '51 BD6.


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Thanks everyone for your replies. Seems as if common 250k pots and a .047uF tone cap would be close enough.

Still awaiting delivery of the instrument to determine its status. Best case scenario would be a disconnected wire or bad solder joint; worst case scenario would be a dead horseshoe. If I gotta get the pickup rewound, my inclination would be to replace the pots and cap as well.
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