Pacifica 112M Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Revealing my inexperience again. How do you use the shielded wire that is typically connected to the output jack? I have some shielded wire that came with a kit, braided outer with a single conductor inner. Can someone explain to me how and where the braided shielding is to be connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdstone Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Revealing my inexperience again. How do you use the shielded wire that is typically connected to the output jack? I have some shielded wire that came with a kit, braided outer with a single conductor inner. Can someone explain to me how and where the braided shielding is to be connected? If its just a single wire inside a shielded braid the inner wire is your signal or hot wire and is connected to your volume pot center tab and jack tip lug and the shield is the earth which is connected to the earth point in the control cavity, normaly the Volume pot casing , and the other lug for the casing of the jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacifica 112M Posted June 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Revealing my inexperience again. How do you use the shielded wire that is typically connected to the output jack? I have some shielded wire that came with a kit, braided outer with a single conductor inner. Can someone explain to me how and where the braided shielding is to be connected? If its just a single wire inside a shielded braid the inner wire is your signal or hot wire and is connected to your volume pot center tab and jack tip lug and the shield is the earth which is connected to the earth point in the control cavity, normaly the Volume pot casing , and the other lug for the casing of the jack. Thanks. I understand about the hot wire. Just to make sure I don't misunderstand, the braided portion serves as the ground (earth), connected to the volume pot body at one end and the ground lug at the output jack? So if I'm using a shielded cable then, this is the only cable to the output and there is no other cable to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Thanks. I understand about the hot wire. Just to make sure I don't misunderstand, the braided portion serves as the ground (earth), connected to the volume pot body at one end and the ground lug at the output jack? So if I'm using a shielded cable then, this is the only cable to the output and there is no other cable to it? You can do it that way, yes. If you send the shield to the ground tab of the jack and the inner conductor to the hot tab and connect the shield at the other end to the volume pot casing, make sure all your other grounds go to the volume pot or to the ground tab of the jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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