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12xxx voltage switch

Post by lifer » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm

tryin to figure this all out...my little pea brain is gettin overloaded

i see some guys have a bias pot on some of the tabs. is that just being used
as a variable resistor....instead of using one single value rstr.?

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by Omn » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:31 pm

That is its function yes; a variable resistor.

(so we are two pea brains... that is comforting, you know - company) :)

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by lifer » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:11 pm

haha, know what you mean!

matter of fact, i think i was just looking at some of your pics.
i want to upload a pic of my voltage swtch. to see if i wired it correctly.....
now i can't seem to get photo bucket to upload! gggrrrrrrrrr!

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by Omn » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:30 am

SDM is always a good place to seek confirmations http://home.comcast.net/~jbjdav26/1959/ ... ubbers.JPG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dependent on what PT you have. But it is a great tool.

When you install the pot you need to cut off one of the legs (I guess one could live without cutting it, but as some kind of reminder or something; one leg is abundant). The pot I have is three legged. If you look at it with two of the legs towards you and one in the back - one at the front goes off.

(this is a terrible way of explaining..., a picture is far better than hundreds of words)

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by lifer » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:38 am

do i have this right?.......the side of the pot that has the TWO legs on it.....one

of those gets trimmed off?

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by Omn » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:28 am

Yes.
I can not recall who I stole this from. Just hope he does not mind.
http://img179.imageshack.us/i/11413402142.jpg/

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Re: 12xxx voltage switch

Post by lifer » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:42 am

hey, marshall copied fender!! :lol:

that's just a sign of flattery, right? i'm sure he wasn't the first guy to do that
anyway.

thanks!!

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