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Post subject: Electronically Challenged
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:51 pm
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So I got three Lace Sensor single coil pickups for my Strat. Then the confusion began. The wiring diagrams that came with my Fender Lace Sensors recommend a circuit that includes two .022mfd capacitors (connected to one pot each) and an 820 Ohm 1/4 W resistor, but the wiring diagrams for Strats on the Lace Music website include one .022mfd capacitor (wired to two pots) and NO resistor at all. Can anybody tell me the difference in these circuits (if any) or recommend which to use? Thanks in advance for any responses.


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Post subject: Re: Electronically Challenged
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:37 pm
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Jon Osterman wrote:
So I got three Lace Sensor single coil pickups for my Strat. Then the confusion began. The wiring diagrams that came with my Fender Lace Sensors recommend a circuit that includes two .022mfd capacitors (connected to one pot each) and an 820 Ohm 1/4 W resistor, but the wiring diagrams for Strats on the Lace Music website include one .022mfd capacitor (wired to two pots) and NO resistor at all. Can anybody tell me the difference in these circuits (if any) or recommend which to use? Thanks in advance for any responses.


Welcome.

First, you only need one .022uF cap. I'm presuming the other one is in fact, a .002uF which, when wired with the 82K resistor forms a treble retention circuit. The purpose of this circuit is to keep the trebles enhanced when lowering the volume control. Personally, I think they are a complete waste of time in standard output single coil formats as not only do they cause the volume pot's sweep to be erratic but they actually increase the treble as the volume is decreased. This circuit (aka, "treble bleed") is better suited for full sized and power humbuckers with 500K pots. In other words, they are inappropriate for single coil Strats but offered due to them being popular nonetheless.

Disregard the second cap and the resistor and follow the schematic which does not feature these two components and uses only one .022uF cap.

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Post subject: Re: Electronically Challenged
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:17 am
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Jon Osterman wrote:
So I got three Lace Sensor single coil pickups for my Strat. Then the confusion began. The wiring diagrams that came with my Fender Lace Sensors recommend a circuit that includes two .022mfd capacitors (connected to one pot each) and an 820 Ohm 1/4 W resistor, but the wiring diagrams for Strats on the Lace Music website include one .022mfd capacitor (wired to two pots) and NO resistor at all. Can anybody tell me the difference in these circuits (if any) or recommend which to use? Thanks in advance for any responses.


I agree with Martian (who wouldn't!)

Follow the following diagram:

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Post subject: Re: Electronically Challenged
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:40 am
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Andybighair wrote:
Jon Osterman wrote:
So I got three Lace Sensor single coil pickups for my Strat. Then the confusion began. The wiring diagrams that came with my Fender Lace Sensors recommend a circuit that includes two .022mfd capacitors (connected to one pot each) and an 820 Ohm 1/4 W resistor, but the wiring diagrams for Strats on the Lace Music website include one .022mfd capacitor (wired to two pots) and NO resistor at all. Can anybody tell me the difference in these circuits (if any) or recommend which to use? Thanks in advance for any responses.


I agree with Martian (who wouldn't!)

Follow the following diagram:

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Enjoy

Andy


Thanks Andy and for providing the diagram!

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Post subject: Re: Electronically Challenged
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:10 am
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Martian wrote:
Thanks Andy and for providing the diagram!

No problem! I had my treble bleed kit (100K Resistor with small ceramic cap) on for about 2 minuits before i removed it.....on the bright side (no pun intended) I now have a spare cap to play with! :D

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:21 am
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why on my strat the cap is on the 2nd tone pot instead of the 1st?
or better, what differs putting on the cap over one tone respect the other one?


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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:29 am
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strato80 wrote:
why on my strat the cap is on the 2nd tone pot instead of the 1st?
or better, what differs putting on the cap over one tone respect the other one?


Physically, you can put the cap anywhere as long as its legs are long enough. It is put there for logical convenience/efficiency in accordance with how it is wired to the two pots.

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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:50 am
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Ok
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