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Post by vroom on Jun 1, 2007 0:30:45 GMT -5
Is this recommended? I don't recall seeing it in the instructions for strats, but I've seen some people doing this.
How would one connect it to the other shielding? Also, it seems pretty tight in there. Could it cause problems with shorting on the jack?
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Post by sumgai on Jun 1, 2007 4:36:24 GMT -5
vroom, My stars, man, how long has it been?  Nice to see yer smilin' face 'round these parts again!  I've always shielded the jack cavity whenver possible. The way I figure it, I'm already 98% of the way in there, and I've got the materials, so I might as well finish the job, right?  Granted, on some guitars, it's more hassle that it might be worth, but that would be a rarity, I'm sure. No, if you're not sloppy, there shouldn't be any problems with shorting to ground. But Mr. Murphy has an appointment penciled in, just for you (  ), so if it makes you feel good to cover the jack tip with electrical tape, that's OK too. HTH (and don't be a stranger!) sumgai |
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Post by vroom on Jun 1, 2007 11:27:00 GMT -5
Thanks, sumgai. It has been a while.
So have you ever made the effort to connect the jack cavity shielding to the other shielding? If so, how?
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Post by michaelcbell on Jun 1, 2007 16:22:24 GMT -5
If you can, go for it! The metal mounting plate is very much connected to ground as far as I know, so if your shielding make contact with that, you're golden.
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Post by vroom on Jun 1, 2007 18:08:28 GMT -5
If you can, go for it! The metal mounting plate is very much connected to ground as far as I know, so if your shielding make contact with that, you're golden. I don't see how it's connected to ground. One of the wires is connected to the signal ground, but other than that... |
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Post by JohnH on Jun 1, 2007 20:04:43 GMT -5
The jack plug barrel contacts to the body of the metal jack socket, which is screwed directly to the mounting plate. So it is well grounded.
John
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Post by UnklMickey on Jun 2, 2007 2:26:37 GMT -5
...and definitely cover the outside of the tip connection with tape to insulate it. There have been more than a few people who have sheilded the jack cavity and reported problems with the shielding shorting out the signal there.
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Post by sumgai on Jun 2, 2007 12:26:34 GMT -5
...and definitely cover the outside of the tip connection with tape to insulate it. There have been more than a few people who have sheilded the jack cavity and reported problems with the shielding shorting out the signal there. I probably live a charmed life....... I've never had this happen to me, and I've done perhaps 3 dozen Strat-style shielding jobs, maybe more.........? Of course, I also have never used kitchen-type aluminum foil, which I can image might form a hump or bubble as it's laid into the small confines of the cavity, that would be all it would take to cause a short. I always use copper (adhesive-backed foil), and cut the bottom piece just a tad short of the actual size needed. This lets it lay as flat as possible. I then overlap the edge of the perimeter piece onto that bottom, and solder it in one or two places. (I try to make that one long piece, and I can usually pull it off. Sometimes I need two pieces though, and I definitely solder both of them to the bottom piece.) I also let the top of the perimeter piece(s) overlap onto the body surface a tiny bit, and when the jack plate is screwed down tight, all is well in Shielding Land! ;D HTH sumgai |
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Nice to see yer smilin' face 'round these parts again! 
Granted, on some guitars, it's more hassle that it might be worth, but that would be a rarity, I'm sure.
), so if it makes you feel good to cover the jack tip with electrical tape, that's OK too.
