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SImple pick-up instal question
OK I ve installed my firewaters seperate wires for hot and earth...
Got some WB hot PAF's to go into my xustom now but only one braided wire...  Am I right in thinking the outer wire is soldered directly to the bottom of the pot and the internal wire is hot...??
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Re: SImple pick-up instal question
Arn't any of your wires color colded DAwg?
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Re: SImple pick-up instal question
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Am I right in thinking the outer wire is soldered directly to the bottom of the pot and the internal wire is hot...??[/QUOTE] the bare braided outside is ground , inner wire hot |
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Re: Simple pick-up install question
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Flick - thank you just what I thought... Thats gotta be a bugger to solder
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01-25-2008, 06:26 AM
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Re: SImple pick-up instal question
well...not really,.once I solder the inner lead wire,I take my handy-dandy mini needle -nose and kinda use them to hold down the outer braid to the pot,works everytime
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