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08-29-2007, 09:00 PM
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Sir Groove-A-Lot
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Grounding
Where does the bare wire/shielding get soldered to?
 it's been a while.. |
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08-29-2007, 09:04 PM
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The case of the potentiometer.
 (the big round thing on the bottom of this) |
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08-29-2007, 09:43 PM
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...which then runs to the 'barrel' lug on your output jack - i.e, NOT the tip.
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08-29-2007, 09:44 PM
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All of this is true, but if you're talking about the actual ground wire, most often it's soldered to the bridge.
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08-30-2007, 09:04 AM
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Sir Groove-A-Lot
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no i know about the bridge wire, that's from the pot casing too. so i just whack a blob of solder on the bottom casing and stick it onto there? okeydokey, ta.
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08-30-2007, 02:41 PM
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Mod Britannia
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Yeah, that's it. All grounds (brigde, pickups, pots, switch, jack etc) must be connected together too, so it makes sense to ground each bit to the nearest pot and then link the pot casings together.
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08-31-2007, 12:48 PM
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If soldering to the potentiometer case is problematic (rarely works good for me), you could always solder all the grounds to one washer, then connect the washer to the barrel lug on the output jack.
Here is where that idea comes from: GuitarNuts.com - The Internet Home for Wayward Pickers |
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08-31-2007, 03:00 PM
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Mod Britannia
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You have to scuff the pot casing first with a file or wire brush. The idea is to remove some of the corrosion resistant coating to reveal clean metal.
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08-31-2007, 03:45 PM
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Sir Groove-A-Lot
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Well it's ok it's a re-wire jobby, old volume pot off an old guitar so it's been done before it seems.
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