Hi BC
I'm in the process of upgrading the electrics on my road worn P bass with a kit from Charles guitars - RS superpot + paper / oil capacitor + CTS tone pot.
When I applied solder to the back of the volume pot this morning (for the earthing connections), it became a matt silver slab, instead of the nice shiny silver block that denotes a nice solder joint.
The original Fender solder joints on the back of the pots are nice silver solder blobs, so it can be achieved
I made sure the soldering iron heated up a fair bit before starting the job, but still it didn't do the job properly. Maybe I need a hotter iron ?
The other concerns are transmission of all that heat to;
- the pot itself. Will it damage the pot ?
- the capacitor. I'm considering using a small free standing vice as a heatsink. It has a small crocodile clip which I intend to attach to the capacitor leg. When it comes to attaching the capacitor to the back of the pot, I intend to solder a small piece of wire to the back of the pot first, let that cool, then solder the other end of the wire to the capacitor leg, thus hopefully avoiding transmission of too much heat associated with the process of soldering the back of the pot
Any ideas folks ?
Thanks BC