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.0047 question
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:35 pm
by amauro
Hi all...
I just removed the shunt from the treble volume to the switch on my '92 4003.and added the .0047uf cap..it changed the sound (which is what I wanted) but the volume is weak...is this normal??? or did I do it wrong?
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:53 pm
by paul_yan
Absolutely normal, Anthony.
To compensate for the volume loss, you can raise the treble pickup to be closer to the strings (no less than 1/8" from the strings). Lower the neck pickup if it's still too much louder (for your liking) than the capped treble pickup.
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2003 9:44 pm
by amauro
Thanks.... that helped alot...
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:34 am
by jnbass
just like surgery!
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 12:33 pm
by rickenbrother
Anthony, if you like you can add a spdt swith in parallel to that cap. Then you can have either sound at the flip of a switch.
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 8:00 pm
by amauro
Thanks...how would I do this??
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:20 pm
by mortivan
Just connect the one lug of a spst switch to one side of the capacitor and the other lug to the other side. Or with a spdt switch, use the middle lug and either end lug.
When the switch is in one position, the capacitor is what connects the pickup to the circuit. In the other position, the capacitor is shunted by the switch (its in the on position) and no longer affects anything.