j. pierce Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 I've got a guitar I wired up in stereo using the schematics off the Rickenbacker site. Works great and sounds awesome. Only problem I've got is some nasty hum with some setups - I'm assuming it's a ground loop problem since with the box I've made to go from the stereo cable to the two mono cables I run to amps or whatever, the ground is the same between all three jacks. I assume Rickenbackers Rick-o-sound boxes take care of this, but the going rate seems to be around 80 bucks - I assume that these use audio transformers to isolate the grounds, similar to the tail end of the hum free splitter at geofex but I'm not certain. I can assemble electronics, (done my own stompboxes) I figure I can build one of these fairly easily. But anyway, does anyone know what the innards of one of these boxes looks like? I'm not always so great with designing or understanding what electronics are doing, so I figured I should make sure I'm on the right path before I start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 AFAIK, the Rick-O-Sound kit was just a passive splitter box with a stereo jack feeding a pair of mono jacks (a breakout box, if you will). Build RG's "hum-free" xformer splitter, and you'll never have to worry about those ground loops again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I built a breakout box for my Parker Mojo Nitefly. I just used a ground lift switch on one side in case I got some hum. It seems to work OK, but there are better (more effective) ways to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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