I'm wiring a strat, the 5 way switch i got from guitarparts [thanks C.D] is a 5 way however it has the 8 lugs all in a row on the same side, how does this correspond to CRL -style 5 way switches which have 2 rows of 4 lugs? Ash? anyone?
the 5 way looks like this:
http://www.guitarparts.co.nz/cart/Detai ... &category=
[you can't see the lugs in the pic clearly apart from the first 2 but that's the one i'm using]
5 way switch Lug problems!
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A 5-way switch is actually two swithces side-by-side. On the CRL style they have four terminals (common/P1/P2/P3) on each side. The Korean style like you have there run them all in a row (T1/T2/T3/Common/Common/P3/P2/P1)
Both the common terminals are usually joined together as the hot output to the volume knob.
The "P" terminals each take a hot wire from a pickup.
The "T" terminals are then used to activate the Neck and middle tone controls in the appropriate positions on a strat, or to coil-tap a bridge or neck humbucker on a superstrat or similar.
In other words... What he said.
Both the common terminals are usually joined together as the hot output to the volume knob.
The "P" terminals each take a hot wire from a pickup.
The "T" terminals are then used to activate the Neck and middle tone controls in the appropriate positions on a strat, or to coil-tap a bridge or neck humbucker on a superstrat or similar.
In other words... What he said.
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Cheers Ash i'm pretty sure understand that now [after reading your post 3 times ] anyway the strat works now [albeit with only 2 pickups, neck + middle as i don't yet have a bridge SC but i'm in no rush as i hardly use the bridge SC on strats anyway] thanks for the help guys pics in a week or so.[/list]
] anyway the strat works now [albeit with only 2 pickups, neck + middle as i don't yet have a bridge SC but i'm in no rush as i hardly use the bridge SC on strats anyway] thanks for the help guys pics in a week or so.[/list]