| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 886 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've bought an Elan from a forum member and it arrived today. Lovely lovely lovely. My question is this. The electronics package seems to be the same as the Europa electronics. Vol, pan, filter,q-switch and bass and treble cut and boost switches. All seem to work fine and the bass sounds like I expect it to on my PJB briefcase amp,. Not tried in big stuff yet. My query is. based on this. The electronics work fine but things seem to be in the wrong place. The filter control is where the pick-up pan knob should be, and the pan is back to front. When the knob is fully clockwise, the bridge pickup is selected and when fully anti-clockwise the neck pickup is selected. The Q-switch is "normal" down on and up off. My question is, Is this the correct position and orientation for the controls on an elan or are some wires crossed somewhere inside, or was this a custom job that the original buyer asked for?  THe electronics cavity  | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 498 Registered: 11-2004 |
Jazzy- I wouldn't have a clue about your actual questions, but that purple quilt in the top picture is just killer. | ||
| chuck
Intermediate Member Username: chuck Post Number: 155 Registered: 3-2005 |
OK Jazzy,all is well. The Elan plus does have Euorpa electronics.Your discription above is just the same as mine [see chucks elan in showcase] And may the bass be with you. Chuck | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5291 Registered: 5-2002 |
Carefully unplug the pickup leads (do not pull on the wires, grasp the brown modular housing) and switch them (plug the one in where the other one was); that should reverse the pan control. Looking at the pictures for a while, it seems to me that perhaps it might be possible to switch the pan control and the filter. If so, you would remove the knobs (each of the knobs has two very small hex head screws, both need to be loosened, be careful not to drop them and lose them), then the nuts that hold the controls to the body. Pull the PC board and the smaller control out and move the ferite bead out of the way for the moment. Position the PC board so that the control is in the other hole and the far end is angled up toward the top of the battery. The other control will go back in the top hole, and the ferite bead will go wherever there's some remaining room. Make sure the PC board doesn't touch the volume control or the shielding. That's my guess anyway, you should be able to tell better than I if it would work. A ruler might help. You'll want to make sure all the wires will still reach where they need to go. Others may have more useful opinions on whether this would work. | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 887 Registered: 6-2002 |
Ok I've read that a few times Dave so I will try that when I have aligned my brain with this new day. lol |
