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Originally Posted by slodave
One problem diagnosed... The original tone pot, now the volume, registers all over the place, with the highest reading at around 145K. It's bad. The original volume pot, now tone, registers from 16k to 490k.
The cap has a symbol like circle, 2A and 223K on it.
The pup is mounted ala Gibson.
Pots looks to be under $10. Might as well just replace them.
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Its a .0223 cap, so OK value. Nothing to go wrong there unless its a real old paper in oil type- these occasionally dry out. Its not the cap.
Could well be a pot- but before you replace, hit it with contact cleaner - or even some WD40 (its stuffed anyway). Sodering on pots can be difficult- you can cook them. Once cooked, good night. Could you have over heated it when rewiring?
If you do replace, use CTS 500k audio taper (not linear taper). Yep, about $10 each- be aware of long/short shaft length.