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hubcap guitar wiring, not working

Hi, I have just built a tasty little hubcap 4 string with a three-way switch, however it only works when the switch is in the first position and not the other two?????? very confusing.....also the, when it is in the first position the hubcap seems to be live? any ideas, anyone?

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on November 10, 2013 at 9:06pm

need a bit more info rob,like what are the 3 pos,s meant to do,ie ,mag,piezo or both ,also when you say cap is 'alive 'do you mean,amplified or electrified?

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Permalink Reply by rob bryon on November 13, 2013 at 10:37am

hi, the cap is amplified.....and I have a mag pup with volume and tone and then a peizo with volume only.....they all work when the three way is pushed to the "top position"then nothing is the other two?

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on November 13, 2013 at 3:29pm

Take a photo of the circuit if you please otherwise you'll only get a hundred well meaning guesses

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Permalink Reply by rob bryon on November 13, 2013 at 3:44pm

I have attached a file, cos Im computer illiterate etc, but it is wired as the diagram maps out but I do have two piezos in parallel......thanx for the well meaning response

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three way switch.png, 3.1 MB

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on November 13, 2013 at 9:35pm

my 2 cents rob,if you are wired as teds drawing,at pos 1 and 3 you should be getting piezo or mag or vice versa individually,if you have a meter check that the switch is functioning correctly,as to the hubcap being alive,i feel that may just piezo response as it is always active a.t.m it seems,i,m no elec wizz,but hope it helps

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Permalink Reply by rob bryon on November 14, 2013 at 10:57am

excerllent thanx

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on November 14, 2013 at 1:10am

Establish which pickup is working by tapping on the coil with a key or something..
The circuit should work fine if you got it exactly right. My best guess is you got one of the volume controls backward. If you can open it up (obviously you're going to have to) and get an actual pic of the circuit (that's what I meant before) I can probably help further. Good luck :)