esonic2 hum problem

[wildkat1]

last year I surveyed this site for help in troubleshooting and fixing a major hum/howl in my Masterbilt AJ500RE. I received a lot of advice which I greatly appreciated. I thought I would report my solution to those who may be interested. My problem was a poorly installed nanoflex pup. It appears that when the pickup was installed at the Epiphone factory it was damaged in the following manner: the installer kinked or bent the pickup resulting in a break in the circuit. It never was inserted into the saddle slot entirely, falling short by a few centimeters. As a result it was bent into a 90 degree angle where it should have been laying flat in the slot. The new nanoflex p/u was purchased for $34 at the Shadow Electronics website and sounds incredible. There is not one bit of static, pop or crackle in my esonic 2 system now!!! I am responsible for not noticing this earlier, but better late than never..... Thanks to those who provided info on this problem..... :) :)