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Post by ChrisK on Jun 22, 2007 11:26:00 GMT -5
Before you ask for help on a simple wiring question, this may clear things up in advance. (Feel free to still ask the question, it'll just be a better question.) Homework Is. |
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Post by newey on Jul 14, 2009 19:35:49 GMT -5
To add to what ChrisK said . . . Questions are often posted regarding various electronics malfunctions. While we always try to be helpful, before you post such questions, please read the reference materials we have available. This will hopefully avoid you receiving responses containing no answers to your problems, but only more questions. I know, this is asking for quite a bit, and your question may be a simple one. But by doing these things, you may well discern the answer yourself, and if not, you'll at least avoid days of back and forth with other members as we try to define your problem. And if you posted a question, and got a response that linked you to this thread, it's because we need more (or better) information than you provided.
SO, before you post your question:1) Please understand that it is difficult to diagnose wiring problems over the web, and particularly difficult based solely on a verbal descriptions. We will likely need well-focused digital photos. If you used a particular wiring diagram or schematic, please post that as well. To post images: Posting Images2) You will need a digital multimeter for any serious testing of circuits. You will also likely need a length of guitar cord with a plug at one end, and cut/stripped bare wires at the other. Make sure you check the cord/plug for continuity first, using the multimeter. 3) If you've never used a multimeter, read this: Using Digital MultimetersIf your guitar is not already in pieces, and assuming you are getting some sort of output from it, you can perform some diagnostics before dismembering things. You will use your multimeter and the length of guitar cord described above to do so. Plug the cord in to the guitar, and attach the leads of the multimeter to the bare wires at the other end of the cord, and perform the procedures described in these threads: Discerning Strat-Type ResistancesDiscerning LP-Type ResistancesHelp, My (New) Wiring Is GeFooeyDoing these things will make it much more likely that we can provide a helpful answer to your wiring questions. 4) When you do post your wiring question, try to be as specific as possible. Make sure your post has, at the very least, sufficient information to answer the following questions: The type of guitar and the types of pickups involved? The switching scheme employed on the guitar? The type and number of volume and tone controls? Whether the problem(s) you are experiencing occur with all pickups in all switch positions, or only in some of them? If your question concerns undesirable noise, hum, or buzzing, does it occur when the guitar is plugged into a different amp, or when it is used in a different room, or when using a different electrical outlet for the amp? 5) If the above information is too technical or you have questions about these matters, feel free to ask- but start a new thread to do so, please, don't ask it here in this reference article. NOTE TO EXISTING FORUM MEMBERS: This thread was created so that it could be linked to, rather than having us endlessly repeating the same information to newbies. Feel free to add to this list, but let's try to keep to the very basics as we don't want to intimidate newcomers unduly. |
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Post by sumgai on Jul 16, 2009 2:31:48 GMT -5
As the third member of The Triumvirate, let me just add the following: We do know that not every newcomer can name every part within a guitar. When it comes to describing what part you're looking at, just do your best, and we'll bring you up to speed, no problem. Also, be aware that we are very informal here, and like many other websites, we sometimes use slang - don't be alarmed! The same goes for any technical terms that you come across here - if they're not familiar to you, then ask! We're not here to talk down to anyone, honest!  sumgai |
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Post by sonosonny on Jul 7, 2011 20:48:30 GMT -5
Can I get a bit of direction on embedded graphics in my posts and links to my Flickr pics to post in my replies.
Just finished a "3 Holer HBD" and Runewalker in on my tail to post....
I appreciate your assistance.
Son O Sonny
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 7, 2011 21:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 8, 2011 20:10:52 GMT -5
The crack team of developers at ProBoards have added a feature that was heretofore unavailable and made editing image size from the tags impossible. Now there is a trick to resizing an image on the board without having to "Photoshop" it. Inside of the first image tag... [img]...you just need to add a few additional characters to make it resize. Example: Let's say you have an image that measures 1500 x 844 pixels. Way too big for posting on the board. Change your image's opening tags to this: [img width=750 height=422 src="Then it becomes this size in the browser: ![]() i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo40/BlackAngusYoung/MusicRoomOverview005.jpg"] Just preserve the aspect ratio and all is right with the world. Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by genmce on Jul 31, 2015 6:09:59 GMT -5
Link in first post broken.
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Post by sumgai on Aug 11, 2015 22:09:44 GMT -5
Link in first post broken. While that's technically true, the posts following on from there explain what's expected, more or less. Sadly, it's pert-near impossible to go back and "find" the exact post/thread that ChrisK was referencing, hence we all get along as best as we can. Yes, homework is, but then again, what else are friends for?  HTH sumgai |
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Post by monkey hotel on Oct 27, 2016 14:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by newey on Oct 28, 2016 5:13:30 GMT -5
Nice try, monkeyhotel. But the new url doesn't get you to the link in question either- just gets you an error message.
The old url was "proboards45.com", the new is just "proboards.com". But making that change doesn't help, as apparently the thread numbering also changed.
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Post by monkey hotel on Oct 28, 2016 9:53:00 GMT -5
Sorry, this wasn't my intention.
(don't know how that happened, actually...)
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Post by sumgai on Nov 1, 2016 11:41:14 GMT -5
MH,
newey's correct, although he didn't say exactly why there are problems with links.
This Forum started with ProBoards when they were on Version 3 of their software. Also, they had a veritable server farm, more than 100 different machines in one location. That explains the '45' in the original URL. Sometime in late 2007 or perhaps 2008, the company actually hosting the server farm got a drastic update, and all of ProBoards' individual servers were collected under the one single URL address, just plain proboards.com.
Flash forward to 2011 or so, and ProBoards came out with Version 5 (Ver. 4 had been short lived, only a couple of years). Under this new version, everything changed. The upshot for most forums hosted with PB was that many/most links were broken, meaning a nightmare for Forum Owners/Administrators. As you've found, we still get that, 5 years later. For practical reasons (maintaining our sanity), newey and I gave up after a few months, and simply waited until people asked why a particular link was broken, as you just did.
Often, we can't find the link's exact destination either, and have to resort to using the Search function, or even use Google to find out where the broken link should be going, and then to fix it. We know, it's crazy, but for free, we can't complain too much, right?
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HTH
sumgai
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