Brownface Potentiometers

[martin manning]

It’s the lead that has nearly equal resistance to the other two. You may be on to something! We should have guessed that when your previous measurements were so nearly a factor of two apart.

[strat100]

Blue and brown = 97.2 ohms
Brown and red = 89.4 ohms
Red and blue = 185.1 ohms

Looks like brown is the B+ to me

[sluckey]

yes

[strat100]

Bugger I hate adding to wires as I cut the red short as you do It looks bad to me and is so obvious. Thinking should I ask for a replacement transformer?

[sluckey]

What's the manufacturer and model number for the OT? Do you have a data sheet for the OT? Where did you buy the OT?

TIP... Never cut the primary leads of an OT until you are absolutely sure they are connected properly. There's a 50/50 chance you will need to swap primary plate leads to correct improper NBF phase.

[strat100]

To be fair I didn't cut the blue or brown just the red as I expected it to stay were it was.
Info about transformer was earlier in the thread and I am contact with them to see if we can come to some agreement.

[martin manning]

So did you connect it up the right way around and see if that solves the problem?

[strat100]

Not yet I am working for the next couple of days so will leave it till I have some proper time

[strat100]

Had 10 minutes to spare so moved wires about a lo and behold we have a nice fender clean sound so brown was the B+. Will find out if I get the vibrato on both channels later let's hope not.
Wilk speak with transformer seller tomorrow.