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Topic: weak pup? |
Tom Sosbe
From:
Rushville,In
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Posted 11 Aug 2018 7:39 am |
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| I need help. I have a carter starter i have not played for a while.when i set it up i get a very weak signal to the amp. i have to turn amp up almost all the way to hear much of anything.guitar worked when i put it in the closet. I cleaned all the contacts, switched cord, different amps, no pedal. same results. HELP! |
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 Aug 2018 4:16 am Week pup
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The pickup should have a resistance between 7K and 200K on a digital meter. If the resistance is a lot higher the pickup may be bad or corrosion on the connections might cause the same thing. If the guitar has a volume pot or resistor on the 1/4 in phone plug that may be the issue.
Measure the resistance across the two wires from the pickup Nothing plugged in.
Barry |
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Tom Sosbe
From:
Rushville,In
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Posted 14 Aug 2018 10:07 am
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| thanks Barry thats what i needed know. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 Aug 2018 5:51 pm
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| The pickup should have a resistance between 7K and 200K on a digital meter. |
I think Barry meant 7K and 20K. |
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2018 1:21 pm
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Thanks Don Typo 7K to 20K was what I meant. Bifocals and old fingers what do you do?
Barry |
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