albertop Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 (edited) Hi, I´m having a hard time trying to solder a ground bridge wire to a chrome bridge. I sanded it a little bit to solder in that spot but to no avail, the solder doesn´t stay, it comes off easily. Does anybody have a tip on how to solder this kind of material? maybe I´m doing something wrong, please help. Edited November 1, 2004 by albertop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I have never soldered a ground wire to a bridge.... that being said, I have laid the ground wire underneath the bridge and soldered it to a peice of conductive foil. The bridge sits on top of the foil ensuring proper grounding. This technique is helpful for rear routed instruments, or instrument in which minimal routing is done. The bridge can simply be taken off without any concern for desoldering it or pushing slakc wire back inside the body after soldering it in the first place. Peace, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saga Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 soldering a wire to the bridge? Kinda weird... anyway. I had to solder a wire to a chrome piece once too (but it wasn't a bridge). I sanded it... nothing, I scratched it... nothing. Then i tought that something to fix it would be nice. I soldered the wire normally, then took a eletronics adhesive and put ove the solder, then, with the soldering iron still hot, burned a little the adhesive (so it stayed on the place ). Anyway, hope it helps! C ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I have never soldered a ground wire to a bridge.... that being said, I have laid the ground wire underneath the bridge and soldered it to a peice of conductive foil. The bridge sits on top of the foil ensuring proper grounding. What he said........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertop Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Do you never solder a wire to the bridge? my other guitar has a wire from the Lp bridge to ground. And I ´ve seen other wiring diagrams where you need to ground the bridge, or Am I doing something wrong? I don´t have a clue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj_gant Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 You always ground the bridge. When you see a diagram showing ground to bridge, it doesn't necessarily mean soldered. The only time I actually solder it is when it is a tremolo with a spring claw. In the case of a fixed strat bridge, you can just squash the groud wire under it, or better yet, do what bassman said with the foil tape and solder. Nice tip there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertop Posted November 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Ok, thanks a lot guys now I get it. Been spanish my native tongue sometimes I´m a litle bit confused with some instructions, but this forum always have a helping hand, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 hey, i did this to an LP. i managed to get a good joint, but the soldering iron didnt do it. i ground a flat on it, then got the solder handy. put the gas stove on, and heated the stuf on it for quite a while, then started adding solder, EVENTUALLY! i got it to solder, rembering that when you want it to solder, take it out of the flames! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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