vicarious484 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 I've got a 3 way switch. It has 8 lugs all in a row, from a Japanese made Jackson. How the hell do you wire this thing? I have seen no definitive answer to this one. I have 2 humbuckers. All I want is bridge, bridge & neck, and neck. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 (edited) If it's anything like Yamaha's selector switches the middle pair of lugs will be the common poles of each half of the switch, and the three lugs either side of the middle pair will be each of the three connections that are made as you move the switch. As for which way around the switch poles operate (left-to-right, right-to-left), I can't help you, but it should be dead easy for you to work out yourself if you measure each pin to each other using an ohmmeter as you move the switch to establish which lugs make contact for each switch position. Edited April 13, 2007 by curtisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modman Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 All you need to understand any switch is a multimeter. 1) Put your multimeter on the lowest resistance settings (20ohms?) 2) Put your switch in first position 3) Hold one probe to the first tab and the other in turn to the other. 4) Note with which lugs contact is made in this position. If your read 0 ohms between the lugs, there is contact. If not there is no connection. 5) Do this for all the lugs, then you know how the switch connects. grtz zj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.