NON PBG - LP Build Diary from DIY Guitars

[Alkay]

Ok,

I've tried putting insulation tape between the pots and the copper shielding tape. Now no sound at all.

What Stan is suggesting sounds like my soldering isn't the best which is OK because I'm new to this. I have tinned every wire when I rewired this again.

This is the second soldering iron the hardware store replaced for me because the tip isn't heating up the solder. It's further up the conical tip towards the shaft where solder will melt. When the tip was getting heat I had no problem tinning the wires.

Should I go to a well known electronics store and purchase one of their soldering irons before I attempt to rewire the guitar?

Cheers for everyones input,

Alkay.

[DrNomis_44]

Ok,

I've tried putting insulation tape between the pots and the copper shielding tape. Now no sound at all.

What Stan is suggesting sounds like my soldering isn't the best which is OK because I'm new to this. I have tinned every wire when I rewired this again.

This is the second soldering iron the hardware store replaced for me because the tip isn't heating up the solder. It's further up the conical tip towards the shaft where solder will melt. When the tip was getting heat I had no problem tinning the wires.

Should I go to a well known electronics store and purchase one of their soldering irons before I attempt to rewire the guitar?

Cheers for everyones input,

Alkay.

Are you located in Australia?, if so, you could try having a look in your local Jaycar Electronics store, they sell good quality soldering irons and soldering stations, if I were you and I had the budget to afford one, I'd buy a good temperature controlled soldering station because they make it alot easier to get good solder-joints made first time, I have an old 48 Watt Soldering Station I bought from Dick Smith Electronics before they became a Consumer Electronics store, it's showing it's age now and I'm thinking of buying a new soldering station from Jaycar Electronics next fortnight.