mr.sibs Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 im nearly finished a circuit im putting together for a pbass, dad simple, just one pup, but i was wondering, if i line the scratchplate with foil, will i still have to solder a ground wire from the jack negative to the volume casing, and also from the tone casing to the volume casing? im currently unsure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 This should probably be in the technical forum, maybe someone will move it. Anyway....technically it should not be necessary if both pots and the jack socket are elctrically connected to the metal foil. In fact earthing these items separately will actuall create a mini "ground loop", but in the scheme of things its effect is negligible. In practical terms, however, it usual to earth everything together with a separate wire (pot to pot and pot to jack socket) because there is a chance that, over time, the contact to the earthing foil may deteriorate and break the circuit (or the foil could tear if a component twisted at a later date). I'd be inclined to earth them all with a wire - this is what everyone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.sibs Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 thanks, that makes it nice and easy to understand, i think i will stick with what is traditionally done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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