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Buzzing with volume pot but not when up full !!
Hi guys, really hoping you can help me here.
I've looked but can't find an answer to my problem.
When I wire up a piezo to a volume pot I get a buzz whenever the volume is around half way up,around 4 to 5
but when I turn it up full to 10 the buzzing just disappears, you would of thought that any buzzzing
would get louder the more you turned the volume.
I've tried 3 pots and 3 pickups on 2 different amps, same problem with all them, checked and double check the wiring diagrams and all solder joints...HELP!! please it's driving me mad!!
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Permalink Reply by C Cook on
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What size capacitor are you using? If you are not using one you might want to try a 500ohm in the circuit. I had tha problem once and it turned out to be a bad pot. It was either bad to begin with or I got it to hot when soldering.
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Permalink Reply by Jim Junksville Sharkey on
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thanks for the reply. Ive been using a 500 pot but no capacitor, ive always used tone capacitors on the tone. should i be puting one on the volume? I'd really appciate any more help you could offer
thanks
jim
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Permalink Reply by connie joe lockwood on
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there a few thing if you a three post 1/4 in. plugin you could have wires connect wrong, or you could glue some tin foil on that connect your 1/4 plug and your volume pot. you may also either silcone your piezo or glue it between two thin pices of hard wood
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