Buzzing!

[tim_ado]

ok i just finished making a stompbox(the percusion type not effects)

and rigged it with 2 pickups, volume knob and out put

it works fine but theres a fair bit of buzzing

me being a new guy to electronics i have no idea on how to reduce the buzzing

any ideas????

[BigG1986]

make sure it is properly grounded ive noticed tat nearly all buzzing related to instruments etc is the grounding point, someone else will probably be better able to explain how to do it but search the forum and you'll probaby find ur answer

[tim_ado]

mmm i have no idea about this stuff

ok ill try and figure somthing out

for example on a guitar when its grounded when u touch the strings the buzzing stops

so on my rig if i touched the back of the pot the buzzing should stop right...wouldnt it be grounded

well i touch the back and the buzzing gets worse

is my theroy wrong of it grounding no the issue????

[BigG1986]

no dont tke this as gospel but i think it may be that u have the hot and ground wires reversed sum where, check the continuity of the circuit from hot to hot and ground to ground if there is a switch over cross it back and ground it that SHould help some, and on a guitar its when its NOT grounded that when u touch it the buz stops, so it could be a case of a cros over and grounding combine like i said there is probably sum1 with more knowledge than me but i do know basics etc but am no Expert there are some electrical engineers on here that could help but im a mechanical one with basic electrical knowledge, anyway i hope the above helps if not try and post a circuit diagram so that i can narrow it down, its probably sumthing really simple thats been over looked but its hard to tell on the net lol!!!