Volume pot no workee

here's the wiring diagram I used

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ng%20strat.jpg

how I wired it, step by step

soldered caps to pots, put insulation on leg of chiclet cap on first tone pot after alerted to the situation. Tone pots work fine, BTW:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_154619.jpg

grounded the pots:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_160024.jpg

connected volume pot to selector switch

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_161014.jpg

connected first tone pot to switch at neck and jumpered to middle pickup:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_162754.jpg

connected second tone pot to switch at bridge:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_163543.jpg

connected grounds to volume pot:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_164349.jpg

connected pickup hots to switch:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_164908.jpg

ready for hot from output jack:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_164922.jpg

and last but not least, the hot (white) from the output jack connected to volume pot:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...027_165231.jpg

The volume pot was a previously used pot, as I bought a complete pickup assembly as a kit from a classifieds ad on which forum I don't recall.

There is no reduction in volume, maybe a slight change in treble. Other than that the switch works, the pickups work, and the tone knobs work as expected. I just can't control the volume.

Ground the other leg of the volume pot.

D'oh !

I didn't see it in the diagram at first. After about 3 other places said the same thing you did, I looked at the drawing again and saw what I missed.

Going to finish the set up, then take the pick guard off to fix that and then restring it with fresh new strings. I can't wait. It already sounds pretty good.

Also,the middle tone cap lead appears to be touching the ground pot casing rendering it useless.

Also,the middle tone cap lead appears to be touching the pot casing (ground) rendering it useless. I generally put a piece of shrink-wrap on that side of the cap, or you can just pull some insulation off of a scrap piece of wiring and slide it over the lead.