04-07-2026, 03:18 PM
Rod,
I probably should have tried removing the part from the chassis sooner to be able to tell, but here's a picture of the power switch/tone control. There are in fact three lugs on the tone control section, one of which (right-most in this photo) was in contact with but not attached to the chassis.
When you say four-position switch, do you mean discrete positions like the band switch with three positions? Because this does not turn in that way - yes, "off" is one position, but once in the "on" position, it is a smooth, continuous movement (once in the "on" position for power) to the end of its range of motion. Does that suggest that perhaps this is not the original part and may not actually function as a tone control anymore? I tried to find photos of the 42-1182 part but came up empty. This has Electrad 5000 ohms and RI-234 stamped on the side.
Best wishes,
Roy
I probably should have tried removing the part from the chassis sooner to be able to tell, but here's a picture of the power switch/tone control. There are in fact three lugs on the tone control section, one of which (right-most in this photo) was in contact with but not attached to the chassis.
When you say four-position switch, do you mean discrete positions like the band switch with three positions? Because this does not turn in that way - yes, "off" is one position, but once in the "on" position, it is a smooth, continuous movement (once in the "on" position for power) to the end of its range of motion. Does that suggest that perhaps this is not the original part and may not actually function as a tone control anymore? I tried to find photos of the 42-1182 part but came up empty. This has Electrad 5000 ohms and RI-234 stamped on the side.
Best wishes,
Roy
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