How do I tell if my SC HB has 250k or 500k pots?

[Huggy Love]

It's in my Hollow so getting to the back of them is tough without removing them so I'm in there with an OralB mirror and the friggin back has a bunch of numbers but none are 250 or 500 so I'm stumped. I thought it was usually stamped on the back, considering doing a major overhaul on this instrument, electronics too, and want to assess what's in there now, and what I might still use. Suggestions? It's a 2008 SC HB

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

It's in my Hollow so getting to the back of them is tough without removing them so I'm in there with an OralB mirror and the friggin back has a bunch of numbers but none are 250 or 500 so I'm stumped. I thought it was usually stamped on the back, considering doing a major overhaul on this instrument, electronics too, and want to assess what's in there now, and what I might still use. Suggestions? It's a 2008 SC HB

Can you let us know what the numbers are on the pots?

 

[bodia]

If it has humbuckers, they should be 500k

 

[Huggy Love]

Can you let us know what the numbers are on the pots?

I'll have to remove them to get a good read as they are in an HB, tough work but I'll get back with it. With those numbers are we able to ID 250 v 500k?

 

[Huggy Love]

If it has humbuckers, they should be 500k

Any way to confirm this thru PRS?

 

[garrettb]

If they're the original pots, they are 500k.

 

[bodia]

Any way to confirm this thru PRS?

An email, or call, to Customer Service would do it. AFAIK, all of their HB loaded guitars will have 500k pots.

 

[Huggy Love]

At this point I can't be sure this thing is all original so I'm going to have to break it down to figure out what I can use going forward cause I'm getting close to really committing to this major overhaul project, ........and it will be major.



You know how I can be with my home projects.
I'm considering things like a full refinish by hand, removing the Piezo, and some other reckless behavior in lutherie. ....

 

[aphantomvaper]

It's in my Hollow so getting to the back of them is tough without removing them so I'm in there with an OralB mirror and the friggin back has a bunch of numbers but none are 250 or 500 so I'm stumped. I thought it was usually stamped on the back, considering doing a major overhaul on this instrument, electronics too, and want to assess what's in there now, and what I might still use. Suggestions? It's a 2008 SC HB

Usually the values are stamped on the top of the pot, sorry to say. I've had to pull apart many projects cos of that. Some guitar pots may have the resistance on the bottom, but not many.

 

[Boogie]

I have one of those dental mirrors for this kind of job. Since you can’t take the pup out of the circuit, you need to read the back, BUT, I’d bet real $$ it’s an A500k.

 

[bodia]

At this point I can't be sure this thing is all original so I'm going to have to break it down to figure out what I can use going forward cause I'm getting close to really committing to this major overhaul project, ........and it will be major.



You know how I can be with my home projects.
I'm considering things like a full refinish by hand, removing the Piezo, and some other reckless behavior in lutherie. ....

Project? I approve!

 

[Rod/]

Project? I approve!

In a hollow body