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  • GARAGE HERMIT November 24, 2010 at 8:59am


    StumbleCol said:
    If you turn the Pot over to the knob side, look at the opposite end from the end with the lugs that you solder onto. There, it should say Ak500(usually printed in white) or something like that, this is an A-Pot usually used as the Volume Pot. If it says Bk500 (usually printed in white) it is a B-Pot, usually used as a Tone Pot. I hope that is clear,
    Cheers,
    Col


    GARAGE HERMIT said:
    what do you mean " A-pot & B-pot" how do you tell the difference, ??

    thank you, that clear's it up ,,
  • Norm Fasey November 24, 2010 at 8:51am
    Not yet, Col. I have all the parts. Just need to get my arse in gear!



    StumbleCol said:
    Did you wire something up then, did it work ?
  • Norm Fasey November 6, 2010 at 9:42am


    StumbleCol said:
    Hi Man,
    usually an A-pot is a Volume pot and a B-pot is the Tone, if you get them the wrong way round it will not work right, if you use 2 A-pots it will not work right, both things I have seen done ! 500k is right, look on ebay, you should be able to get a pair of matching pots for about £5, you will need a capacitor as well for the Tone pot. If you need a wiring diagram, let me know.
    Cheers,
    Col

    Thanks dude.

    I went over to ebay and made a couple of purchases this morning. Did I do good?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2505729257...
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2305447265...

    Norm
  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates November 5, 2010 at 2:11pm
    I have this guy that I know that can sell me a dime bag and its some pretty good... wait. You mean Potentiometers.

    Never mind.

    -WY
  • GARAGE HERMIT November 5, 2010 at 1:25pm
    what do you mean " A-pot & B-pot" how do you tell the difference, ??
  • Frank Miller November 5, 2010 at 12:47pm
    I've always been told that 500K is the rule of thumb for humbuckers.
    -Frank
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