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Topic: Carter D10 |
Burnell Groft
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2017 4:19 pm |
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| Carter D10 I think my toggle switch went bad. I have the C6th neck but when I flip it to the E9th neck I have no contact but if I wiggle the toggle it makes contact(sometimes)I am trying to replace the switch I cant find out where to take the fret board off. Anybody have have a clue? I tried to take switch off and fish it back to where the pickup is attached but it wont come out of the hole after i take the nut off the switch. I dont know how they have it fixed to the fret board. Can any one help me with this issue? |
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2017 5:03 pm
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| You have to remove the fretboards to access the screws for the necks. Easier to install a new switch in a different location. |
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Burnell Groft
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2017 10:39 am Toggle switch
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| Dave Thank you. I was wondering about that.I guess you would have to replace the fret board,don't know how to remove it with out messing it up. Maybe a hair dryer,don't know how they are attached. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 18 Dec 2017 1:22 pm
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yes it's a bear, when I changed mine, I removed the strings and pickup and pulled the switch back thru the pickup cavity area. I snaked the new switch back to the same hole. You will have to fiddle the wires , maybe even cut / splice and rewire. It can be done. Lots of snaking going on !
On another Carter I installed a switch mid body which requires drilling and being REALLY CAREFUL. It's easy to make a mistake. If I did it again, I would go back to the snake method.
I also found taking the fret board off was NOT an easy task, hidden screws. Others may have better methods.
The switches are common from most electronic supplies.
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Johnie Helms
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2017 6:23 pm Fretboard removal
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Hi Burnell,
What I do to remove fretboards is to take a 16-20 plain string, start at your corner
And work the string back & forth toward the headstock. Comes off fairly easy using that method..
Hope that helps.
JH |
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David Higginbotham
From:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2017 6:28 pm
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As Tony mentioned, I found it easiest to add a toggle between the necks near the stock mounted switch in the neck. I managed to fish out the old switches without too much effort. Drilling through both sides with a smaller bit and then a larger bit will prevent chipping of the mica or splintering of the underside of the cabinet. I don't believe I've ever discovered the reason Carter decided to mount the switch where they did but I think it was a poor choice as I've seen a number of the switches fail over the years and the location makes them far too much of a challenge to change!
Dave |
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Jimmy Gibson
From:
Cornwall, England
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Posted 30 Apr 2018 11:36 am How I fitted a new switch
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| When this happened on my Carter,what I did was make up a small plate screwed It inside the rear apron and fitted a new switch ,lengthend and soldierd the pickups to the new switch,took me about an hour no longer had any problems. |
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