Passive volume pedal

[Aharon]

How do I wire a passive vol pedal.I know there is a resistor in there but how?.
I took a couple of mine apart years ago to use the pedal for something else and did not write down anything on how to put it back together.
Thanks
Aharon

[nirvanas silence]

Three lugs on the pot.  Center is output jack, one outside lug is input jack and the other lug is to ground.  Couldn't be easier.

[Aharon]

Thanks NS,mine had a resistor to ground (I think),do you know the value of that?.
Regards
Aharon

[smoguzbenjamin]

A resistor to ground... You could have a 50k pot for "min volume" on the side and then a 100k pot for footcontrolled volume. You add the 50k pot as a series resistor to ground.

[bwanasonic]

I think the resistor to ground might have been to change the sweep of the pot. The Ernie Ball has a switchable resistor for two different sweep curves.

Kerry M

[mattburnside]

I think the resistor to ground might have been to change the sweep of the pot. The Ernie Ball has a switchable resistor for two different sweep curves.

Kerry M

Yeah, the newer EBs switch a resistor in across two of the pot lugs to fake an audio taper, IIRC.

[Aharon]

THanks for the answers,got it working as before.
Regards
Aharon