Cuzzie Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Morning chaps. I picked up some EMG HB pick ups to ‘upgrade’ my Hohner B2A bass. I was getting problems with intermittent signal when I tried to use the solderless connectors onto the barrel jack RST as the supplied jack would not fit the bass. It would work for about 20 mins and then would have problematic intermittent signals, so I soldered them to the jack and it’s still not right. My next assumption is that it could be the other end of connections where it slides onto the pins. Done a load of research and it seems a not uncommon problem that because the wire is of a fixed length, in a tight cavity they are bent and it affects signal. The question is am I OK to clip off the solderless connectors and solder the bare wires to the pins on the vol and tone units provided, or must I go to old school pots? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 For clarity you can see a representation of the leads and pins on the diagram Each connector generally straddles 2 pins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 28/10/2018 at 07:38, Cuzzie said: Morning chaps. I picked up some EMG HB pick ups to ‘upgrade’ my Hohner B2A bass. I was getting problems with intermittent signal when I tried to use the solderless connectors onto the barrel jack RST as the supplied jack would not fit the bass. It would work for about 20 mins and then would have problematic intermittent signals, so I soldered them to the jack and it’s still not right. My next assumption is that it could be the other end of connections where it slides onto the pins. Done a load of research and it seems a not uncommon problem that because the wire is of a fixed length, in a tight cavity they are bent and it affects signal. The question is am I OK to clip off the solderless connectors and solder the bare wires to the pins on the vol and tone units provided, or must I go to old school pots? Cheers Yes you are absolutely ok to do this. You could help the solder adhere to the pins if you rough them up a little using a metal nail file or similar - no need to go mad just a light scouring to give the solder a key to stick to. Remember to apply flux to the pin over the area you have scoured before soldering. Will also help if you tin the end of the cable and the pin before making the joint. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Sweet!!!! i am happy to solder and do all that, I have flux etc. Just wanted to make sure it’s cool before I cut another cable, which may prevent a return! thanks so much, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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