I have been having problems(twice now) with the inductor(s) in my wahs spazzing out on me. First it was on of the stock Black inductors in Voxs and some crybabys that it was open , acted like a volume, unless you pushed down on top of it. I know only two of the four posts on that one are really connected but one of the short ones was loose and you could pull in and out on it. Well I didn't care too much about this one so I just chucked it in a drawer. NOW...
One of my Fasels (yellow reissue) has started doing the same thing!!
Before anyone asks yeah I was taking it in and out a bit but am pretty careful. Anyway I notice it will show continuity and then if you wiggle one of the legs a bit goes open. So when You put it in the wah you'll just have a volume pedal Unless you tap it or push on it. Kind of like a shorted guitar cable. ONLY I WISH It was as easy to remedy!!
Question is I don't know much about inductors except that it's just a Coil with a lead at each end and It doesn't seem that the wire has broken. So could this be any easy fix? and is this something that happens with the "L" shaped Legs on these type inductors that there's a fix for??
I'd hate to sacrifice this Fasel unless it's really wasted or to have to dissect it trying to save it < unless it 's the only option!
BTW: only other thing I can think of is I dabbed a drop of super glue on the top of each leg (AWAY from the WIRE side!) to help from them starting to "wiggle" the way the Black Vox did! Could this be somehow opening and shorting the signal?? I put it on the top , body side of it. Away from the bottom posts where you can SEE the wire run out on to the post.
Any experience with this is appreciated ! Or ideas?
Ok, for anybody out there who is " listening" .. I have deduced that my little Fasel IS still alive. As I have managed to still get continuity IF I'm really careful with my meter leads and touch the GOOD leg and the wire core on the opposite side just as it goes onto the other leg.
SO , I guess this means that SOMEHOW and for SOME reason , the "signal/wire" is breaking as the core goes onto that post! I can touch the core wire just a micrometer before it reaches the post and get contin. but get NONE when actually toching (both) posts. ? ?
So why is it breaking AND what fixes are there for re-connecting that thin wire to the post.? Should I just clean it where it connects with something because ,w/o a jeweler's loupe, It DOES look like the wire IS physically reaching the post!! OR my other question IS... Is that thin wire strong enough to take solder and more importantly the "heat" from a 25w iron , to try and solder the connection back?!
Anyone??? before I've FUBAR'd it!!! :twisted:
It does sound like the wire has broken. I suppose you could try and solder it on again.
I have now found that the wire at one side of the posts had somehow just been 'cut' RIGHT AT the post where you couldn't even see with out a magnifier!
So I very carefully picked that side's coil wire loose and am NOW ready for reatatchment to the 'post'!! My only concern now is the best way to establish connection between the wire and the metal post. I don't know if it can withstand heat from a 15/25watt iron and take solder OR if cementing / gluing it to the post is best?? Any opinions on this?
thanks
If it's anything like guitar pickup wire, the two methods Seymour Duncan talks about is using 400 grit sandpaper to gently strip away the coating on the thin wire or lacquer thinner to 'burn' the coating off.
I have used both mothods to repair pickup coil wires, they both work. the real trick is getting a hold of enough length of the wire to work on it.
Your soldering will be okay if you have nice fine tip and work quick/neat.