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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Krisrichmnond on January 08, 2014, 10:55:26 AM

Title: Volume taper issue
Post by: Krisrichmnond on January 08, 2014, 10:55:26 AM

I'm after some advice..

I have Mule neck and Riff Raff bridge, 2 conductor with a push pull tone and volume bypass switch (on tone control), audio taper volume pot.

The volume control did all the changing between 10 and 8, I thought this was the affect of the treble cut from the volume pot, so I installed a treble bleed.  Now the volume control only does anything between 0 and 2,  and it's left me scratching my head.

Anyone have any ideas on how I can improve the sweep of my volume pot?

Title: Re: Volume taper issue
Post by: gordiji on January 10, 2014, 08:54:14 PM

if it's a log taper swap it for a linear taper & vice versa. they sell 'em at bkp.

Title: Re: Volume taper issue
Post by: Krisrichmnond on January 15, 2014, 06:46:37 AM

Really?  A log taper in the volume pot?  I dont understand why I would want that

Title: Re: Volume taper issue
Post by: King Zog of Albania on January 15, 2014, 11:55:26 AM

Almost all volume controls are log taper.

If you're in a mood to experiment with tapers then you can get a 500k lin pot and put a 500 kohm resistor across it and it becomes a less linear 250k pot.

And if you're in a mood to experiment with tapirs then you should probably go to the zoo.