Pot wired wrong????

[inhuman]

I ran into an odd issue last night after installing a new alpha pot. The volume works backwards. When it is on "zero" it is at the loudest setting and at "10" it is silent. Is it the pot or did I screw something up when soldering???

[ACH91332]

I know they make pots for left handed guitars so maybe that it. I've never wired a pot the other way so who knows maybe thats it but I don't think pots work that way. I could be wrong though because like I've said I've never wired it backwards.

[ehdwuld]

when lookin at the bottom of the pot
did you solder the left hand side to ground or the right

the right hand side makes it right handed
the left --- left handed --- or backwards

swap em

[inhuman]

I am sure I soldered the right but regardless of that I will switch them. I was concerned maybe the pots were defective but it sounds like a simple fix

[ehdwuld]

ok
to clarify
looking down at the back of the pot
with legs towards you
the one on the right to ground

but yea
either way
swap em
should sort it out

[Mark Le Comte]

Swapping will work great for a linear taper pot. But if you have a left handed audio taper pot the swap will work but the taper will be screwed up.

[ehdwuld]

hmmmm

hmmmmm

[inhuman]

well the pots are taper not linear..So you are saying I have to replace them with new ones??

[ehdwuld]

are you sure your knob isn't left-handed?
some knobs are

[inhuman]

No the knobs are good. They are the stock knobs that came with my epi. Th epots that were replaced worked just fine. I installed a blend pot so I am thinking I soldered a wire in the wrong slot

[Mark Le Comte]

Ok, if they are the stock pots they are just wired wrong. Switch the wiring on the outside lugs.