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"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
Almost every electric guitar currently being manufactured has that wire there. How many lawsuits are there?
Even guitars sold with EMG's that don't need the wire still have it there, although usually taped out the way and not in use
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"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
"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
I do know that when I worked for Proctor & Gamble they advised me my resistance to electricity was high, so I'd be buggered realty.
"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
"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
Apologies for the necro-bump, but as I am about to wire up my bass project (and this thread came up via Google!) I thought I'd ask. When you mention a high voltage cap as partial protection against shocks, ICBM, what value/type should this take? And where in the circuit should it be placed?
Many thanks,
Adam
Ahaaa, so that's what the '@username' is for. Learn something new every day....
Cheers
The value isn't very important - anything in the .01uF to .1uF range seems to work fine. The important thing is the voltage rating, which should be at least 250VAC or 400VDC (higher than the peak-to-peak voltage at 240VAC) and preferably a 'Class Y' safety capacitor, although that's really belt-and-braces.
You need to fit it in the connection to the string ground, which is the wire that goes to the tailpiece or tremolo claw - undo it at the control cavity end, connect the cap to it with some heatshrink over the joint, and the other end of the cap back to where the wire was.
"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