Help With Crack, Audio Cut Out and Resistance Issues

[unowndanger]

Gotcha. I forgot to mention I got the cutters so I'll snip leads off today and then resolder stuff tonight.

the B1-B8, is it okay if solder from the upper lugs drops to the lower ones and potentially connects them? I know I had the question about the terminals 1-10 but I figured I'd ask to be safe.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Yes, that's not a problem. 

You also want to bend over and crimp any connections that you can.  This makes for a much stronger connection before soldering, and when you solder it will flow into all the space between the terminal and the crimped wire and provide much more surface area for a more reliable connection.  If you just poke a wire straight through a terminal and try to solder that, you are very likely to have issues.  On the lower terminal strips, you can just bend the lead up to achieve the same results.

 

[unowndanger]

Hi!

Alright, so I resoldered everything a second time, cut loose ends when needed, filled up all the poorly done solder joints and everything seems to be in functioning order. The volume pot doesn't make noise when turned now, which is wonderful. I really appreciate all of the help.

I might have an audio question in a day or so, but before I ask the question, I'm going to do some research to rule out a few options before I bring it here. It has to do with the Crack, obviously, but I don't wanna approach the question without having done my due diligence.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I might have an audio question in a day or so, but before I ask the question, I'm going to do some research to rule out a few options before I bring it here. It has to do with the Crack, obviously, but I don't wanna approach the question without having done my due diligence.

We'll be here!