pot backwards

[shanejw]

I've got a volume pot that only seems to want to operate backwards.  It works fine, just opposite of what it should.  Any ideas?

 

[dbw]

You have swapped some of the wires, probably two on the pot.  Pics or a drawing and I can help

 

[mayfly]

Swap the two outside lugs.  Leave the center one as is.

 

[Alfang]

+1

 

[line6man]

I would be tempted to agree with the above, but is the taper backwards?

If you flipped the 2 terminals, you might have a weird taper, unless the pot was accidentally installed backwards.

 

[Thomas3D]

if your knob is reversed (ie 0 is full volume and 10 is no volume) then do as mayfly said and swap the connections of lugs 1 and 3.


http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/Pots/ some info on pots (aimed as diy pedal makers, but still usefull)

Switching the out side lugs will reverse the taper, but never change slope of the taper.