FLO Sustainiac: Customer Support: The Terminator Is Patent Pending

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"Goes to Eleven"

"Yin-Yang"
P/P Volume Pot Map

FLO Sustainiac
5-Way Super
Selector
Terminal Map Dead Terminal

500k Left Lug


5-Way Super Bridge Pickup Hot & 8-Pin White Wire Normally open contact.
Selector Closes when pulled
Bridge Center Tap Wires

Middle Pickup Hot 500k Center Lug

8-Pin Blue Wire


Neck Pickup Driver
10-Pin Blue Wire Ground Terminal

Ground Terminal

"Goes to Eleven"
"Yin-Yang"
P/P Volume Pot

250k = Warmer Tone

Dead Terminal 500k = Brighter Tone


Middle Pickup
250k Center Lug 750k = Twangy Brighter Tone

500k Center Lug


Shield
250k Right Lug
Cap .0033uf 750k Center Lug
500k Right Lug Jumper
Output Jack 750k Right Lug Together
Ground Terminal
Bridge Pickup Cap .022uf

8-Pin 10-Pin

"Killer" Tone Pot Map "Killer" Tone Pot Map


+ - 750k
All Shields go to Ground

On/Off Harmonic

Battery
**Depending on version of Sustainiac the 8-Pin may have an additional
yellow wire. This wire is not used. Please tape off. The 10-Pin may have an
additional violet and white wire. They can also be taped off. However,
"Killer" Tone Pot connecting the white wire to ground will give the neck pickup a 6dB boost.
Connecting the violet will make the neck pickup darker. Connecting both to
Twist gray and violet To Bridge ground will make the neck pickup more of a "hotrod humbucker."
together and keep away Cap .22uf
Ground
from pickup signal wires

Customer Support:
[email protected]
The Terminator is Patent Pending
Please watch our Installation Videos!!! Basic Installation Instructions:
• Carefully remove all components being replaced by the Terminator
Beware of tight fitting knobs!
• Cut solder off remaining wires, grounds and pickup wires, and strip wires
Forcing a 6mm metric knob with a
back approximately 1/8”
course 18 tooth knurl onto our pots • Using painter’s tape, tape wires to the guitar body away from the control
will damage them. Our pots have a ¼” cavity
24 tooth fine knurl brass shaft. • Carefully install Mad Hatter components into guitar. For small control
(Terminator EVO volume and certain cavities, wire components outside of control cavity and install in guitar
P/P Pots do have a 6mm shaft. They after wiring

have aluminum shafts.) • Tape wires related to the Mad Hatter components away from the control

cavity
You can enlarge the inside diameter of your metric
knob to better fit a standard ¼” diameter shaft by using • Determine your desired value of each Potentiometer and note where to
attach wires
a 7/32” drill bit. By hand carefully twist the 7/32” drill
• Following the wiring instructions, attach needed wires between Mad
bit into your knob. This will slightly open up the inside Hatter components using wire provided with Kit. All components need to
diameter. be connected together with a black ground wire
• Attached pickup, bridge, output jack and all other ground wires to
ANY of the ground lugs. If needed you can also utilize one of the unused
Set screw style knobs work great with our Dead Terminals with a jumper wire from a ground terminal if more
pots. To install place the screw of the knob ground connection points are needed
over the gap on the spline shaft and • Attach Red wire from Output Jack as per instructions
tighten screw into gap. • Individually attach each pickup as per instructions
• Attach desired tone cap to tone pot, Blue leads = .022uf,
Black leads = .047uf.
• Ensure all wires are properly attached and no stray wires touching other
components
• Test to ensure everything is operating correctly
• Route wires within control cavity and close up

***Note – Only use the Little Ass Screwdriver provided with the Kit. A
larger screwdriver may damage components***

Basic Troubleshooting –

No Sound – Typically shorted wire, check for shorted wires, or wires not
connected properly

Loud Hum – Typically an open signal, recheck connections



Hums when hands leave strings – Check bridge ground wire is attached and all
other ground wires are properly attached. Also double check all components are
interconnected with a ground lead

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