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Mega Milk Tittycaster grounding buzz.
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:52 pm
by theshadowofseattle
The tele I slapped together from scraps buzzes like a motherfucker if I'm not touching the strings. Like, way worse than normal. Touching the strings = no buzz, just as you'd expect. The tone pot also stops working and seems to go back to full-on-I-didn't-turn-it-at-all mode if jiggled a bit. Likely that these two are related, or am I more in need of shielding than a new pot?
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:55 pm
by George
Is the bridge plate grounded?
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:08 pm
by George
Actually it sounds like you have a few lugs put together wrong. I'd retrace how you've wired it up vs the diagram you're working from
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:21 pm
by theshadowofseattle
George wrote:Is the bridge plate grounded?
Yeah, the bridge is grounded - wiring is fine. Everything is functional except that pot.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:43 am
by LizardKing
theshadowofseattle wrote:George wrote:Is the bridge plate grounded?
Yeah, the bridge is grounded - wiring is fine. Everything is functional except that pot.
Are you saying it is tit's up?
You need to post pics.
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:50 am
by Fakir Mustache
probably not a good connection to the pot casing, or you fried the cap.
you should solder caps with an alligator clip or similar (it doesn't matter if there's a cable connected to the clip) so the clip will take the heat from the soldering iron and it won't go to the cap. or use a heat sink made for that (which looks kind of similar).
here are some pictures from the internet, first one is a heat sink made for soldering:
