Kinman K9 NoSoldering Harness Install Manual

CAUTION: Avoid using Lead solder on Lead Free products bearing this symbol
NOTE-1: Read this completely first before beginning the project.
NOTE-2: Hum and noise may still be present but goes away when you touch the strings because shielding is
not present or is not effectively connected to ground. Please refer to the Harness Diagnostics sheet on this
Webpage to diagnose and solve your noise/shielding issue.
NOTE-3: The lower pot labelled *Tone* is my Push/Push K9 control that when turned to '0' connects the neck
pickup to whatever else is selected by the 5 position switch. This increases the available combinations of the
pickups from 5 to 7. (ie bridge + neck & all 3 together)
NOTE-4: With selector switch in position 2 and the Push/Push switch is popped out the Bridge and Middle are
connected in series. The neck pickup can be connected in Parallel with the rotary part of the control as in note
2. For full details view my "K9 selection chart" see Support >>Install info >Switching function chart.
NOTE-5: The middle pot is a Master Tone pot.
NOTE-6: The volume pot has a bypass filter fitted (see bottom photo). If you feel the sound is too bright when
the volume is rolled down the filter can be disconnected simply by cutting or de-soldering the wires that connect
from the series Cap/Resistor to the pot terminals.
NOTE 7: The little slide switch on the circuit board selects between two different tone capacitors. The left
position selects my High Definition Tone cap while the right position selects a regular (normal) tone cap, as
described in the harness section of My Products on www.kinman.com
NOTE-8: The knobs should be an easy slide fit on the Pot shafts. Open the split shaft with extreme care only if
the knob is loose. If excessive force is used one half of the split shaft will break off. Also if the knob fits too
tightly it will damage the switch when pulling the knob off. CAUTION: The knob on the push/push switch should
only be removed with the switch in the 'OUT' position. Damage caused by pulling the knob off the shaft with the
switch in the 'IN' position is not covered by warranty.
NOTE-9. Advanced feature: Occasionally a pot or control becomes noisy or fails in use so as of 15-August-06
the pots are 'user replaceable' without soldering. The controls connect to the circuit using miniature plugs and
sockets. Before re-assembling the guitar make sure all plugs are engaged in their sockets correctly by aligning
the coloured dots. On previous side mounted sockets the White wire of the plug attached to the volume pot
should be away from the pickguard.

Tools needed:

Smallish/Medium X head screwdriver to remove and replace the pickguard mounting screws.
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Small blade screwdriver to tighten the terminal block connections.
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Razor blade or other small sharp blade to cut plastic insulation on Black ground wire. If you have cloth
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covered wires you don't need to cut it, just push it back to expose bare wire. (see #2)
USA Models: ½" (or 13mm) tube spanner (or nut driver) to tighten the pots and jack socket.
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Non USA models: In addition to above you will need an 11mm tube spanner (or other nut driver) to
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remove the original pots. The pot holes in the pickguard may have to be enlarged from 5/16" (8mm) to
3/8" (9.5mm) for the Kinman pots by using a 9mm (approximately) diameter round file or tapered
reamer;
CAUTION: do not drill as it is dangerous to enlarge existing holes in a pickguard using a power drill
because the drill will bite into the plastic and spin the pickguard causing personal injury.
1) Remove the strings and then the pickguard. Place the pickguard upside down adjacent to the guitar right
beside it, close enough so the output socket cable does not pull on it's connections.
2) Cut or break the ground wire(s) (coming from the spring claw at the rear of the guitar -and/or- from the
central ground point, as the case may be) away from the casing of the volume pot by working the wire(s)
around and around at the solder point until it breaks. Then cut and strip or push the insulation back about
1/4" (6mm) so it or they are ready to insert into one of the ports of the screw terminal block mounted on the
cover of the NEW volume pot.
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Install Guide for the 'Kinman' K9 NoSoldering Harness
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