To remove a pickup lead wire, touch the soldering tip to the connection, let
the solder melt, and quickly pull out the wire. Be careful not to touch other
wires with the iron and remove its tip immediately once the wire comes free.
using a soldering iron for this
task is you may overheat the
pot and ruin it. To avoid that,
I grabbed a small pair of flush-
cut dykes and gently crimped
off the glob. With it removed,
I was able to solder the ground
and secondary lead wires with-
out the risk of damaging the
pot or having to use too much
solder. Using too much solder
can lead to a “cold weld” and
create a poor connection for
the wire.
After removing the wire, use the hot iron tip to clean off residual solder from
the switch terminal.
