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The wiring task requires three-conductor + shield cable.
The shield needs to be grounded though
For pedals and guitars I use 7/0.2
I'm hoping a cable of more substance will be less noisy, or is the switch cable not even a source of noise?
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
A cable can't add noise as such but an unshielded cable can allow RF noise to be induced in the circuit. On a short run inside a guitar this is not normally much of a problem but it's a good idea to use shielded cable as it's so cheap anyway.
Check your joints and use 60 / 40 solder rather than unleaded if poss
Yeah it was a micro usb, lesson learned I suppose
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
The thickness of the internal wires doesn’t matter at all, the only important thing is that it’s shielded, preferably either foil or fully braided - if it’s foil you need to connect the bare wire to ground, if it’s braided then any part of the braiding will do.
Actually a box switch is better shielded than an open-frame one - their issues are more to do with reliability, but if it’s working well I would not rush to change it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Like I say it wasn't shielded, I just used one of the wires from ground to ground.
New cable on order.
The box switch is fine, I've never had one fail on me yet, and they seemed to fare well for all the Matsumoku guitars I've had over the years
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
All noise now eliminated.
cheers!
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
I forgot to say that I usually use 4-conductor pickup cable for this job if I need to replace it, and just ground the remaining core (black normally) for good measure.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein