moe3333
Rookie Solder Flinger
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Post by moe3333 on Mar 28, 2006 11:27:56 GMT -5
I have here a Seymour Duncan 3-2 Tele Neck pickup.
Here is the question:
Does the metal cover of the pickup need to be grounded to a pot? or is that internally taken care of nowadays? MEaning is that done internal to the pickup?
Thanks in advance, I am having a ton of trouble getting the solder to stick to the pickup casing
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Post by sumgai on Mar 29, 2006 20:43:45 GMT -5
moe, You need only perform a resistance (or "continuity") check with your ohm meter to see if the cover is electrically connected to the other grounded parts of your Tele. In most cases, yes, the casiing is already grounded. I'm sure there are many instances where that is not the case, so the only way you'll truly know is to make the test on your own ax. If it isn't, then let us know, and we'll give you some soldering tips.   HTH sumgai |
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Post by UnklMickey on Mar 30, 2006 11:29:46 GMT -5
...If it isn't, then let us know, and we'll give you some soldering tips.... as in, you can't solder to chrome. you need to grind a hidden area down to base metal, and solder to that? |
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Post by ChrisK on Mar 30, 2006 11:45:17 GMT -5
...but you CAN solder aluminum.....
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Post by UnklMickey on Mar 30, 2006 11:59:00 GMT -5
holy alcoa, Batman! tell me more!
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Post by sumgai on Mar 31, 2006 2:31:46 GMT -5
unk, Yep, you got it in one. Only, that's a chrome plating, so while you can scrape away the plating from the outside, why not just go inside of the casing, and lay your glob of 60-40 in there instead? Pry up a tab, solder to the underside of that, press it back down, et Voila! The material used in those covers covers the gamut of materials from reasonable to ridiculous. I've even seen chrome-plated plastic covers - no four-percent-signs! In a case like that, you haven't got a lot of options besides replacing the cover itself with a metal one. sumgai |
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