Tinkercaster
Parts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| HumbuckerSource: Humbucker (red, green, black, white, bare) | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Volume 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| .022µfSource: .022µf capacitor (drawn orange) | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample part |
| Output jackSource: Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge groundSource: Ground Wire from Bridge | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
“Example part” means any part with the same value and lugs will do; the source does not name a brand. “Generic” stands in for an unspecified pickup: check your own pickup's lead colours before you solder.
Specific to this wiring
- Solder the black and white leads together and insulate the joint with heat shrink or electrical tape.
- Tonerider's legend defines a ground symbol, but this sheet draws every ground as a wire.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path. Choose Show to highlight a connection in the drawing.
| # | From | To | How | Drawing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ground Wire from Bridge | Volume casing | Shield or ground | |
| 2 | Pickup green | Volume casing | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 3 | Bare Shield Wire | Volume casing | Shield or groundbare | |
| 4 | Volume right lug | Volume casingShort black link. | To a pot casing | |
| 5 | Tone casing | Volume casing | To a pot casing | |
| 6 | Volume casing | Jack sleeveGround Wire to Output Jack Sleeve Lug. | Wire | |
| 7 | .022µf capacitor | Tone casing | To a pot casing | |
| 8 | Pickup black | Pickup whiteSoldered together and insulated; touches nothing else. | Joined and insulatedblack | |
| 9 | Pickup red | Volume left lug (input) | Wirered | |
| 10 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wire | |
| 11 | Tone middle lug | .022µf capacitor | Wire | |
| 12 | Volume middle lug | Jack tipSignal/Hot Wire to Output Jack Tip Lug. | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Always on | One humbucker, both coils in series, no selector. | Humbucker (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup model, not a measurement of every Tonerider humbucker the sheet covers.
- Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings are given.
Before you solder
Ticks are kept in this browser only, as a reminder. They are not a check of your joints. New to soldering? Read the soldering cheat sheet.
Check before plugging in
- With both pots up, the meter across the jack should read the humbucker's resistance.
- The taped black–white joint should read open to ground.
Measure across the output jack with a multimeter on its resistance range. No exact readings are given where the source does not specify the pickups.