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Grounding issue, Seymour Duncan SH4

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:31 pm
by jonl
I wired up a seymour duncan on my mustang and I ran into a grounding problem.
Here is a pic of the pup wired now. Can anyone tell me whats wrong by looking at it?
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:07 pm
by SKC Willie
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do you see how on the top right and bottom left lug, there is small jumper wire from the lug to the switch? there should be a connection between that and any part of the metal on the outside of the switch, do you have both of those?

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:42 pm
by jonl
there isn't a jumper on the switch thats running the SD. That makes sense now because the switch had been replaced before I bought it.
Now I gotta find a homemade jumper lol

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:44 pm
by SKC Willie
just take a piece of wire and strip it and use it. you could even use some from a pickup lead if you don't have any.

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:21 pm
by jonl
Same problem still

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:06 pm
by Joey
Multimeter - check continuity on all your ground connections including your bridge

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:55 am
by SKC Willie
Joey wrote:Multimeter - check continuity on all your ground connections including your bridge
tru dat. another "tricky" spot in the mustang is the small wire that should go from the bridge to the control plate w/ the knobs. If that moves and doesn't make that connection, you'll have grounding issues.

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:06 am
by jonl
Did that too, grounded to the post @ the bridge.
I wonder if the toggle switch is bad, it was replaced before I got it

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:39 am
by iCEByTes
jonl wrote:Did that too, grounded to the post @ the bridge.
I wonder if the toggle switch is bad, it was replaced before I got it
shielding
shielded wires
try a switchcraft switch.

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:16 pm
by Shaguar
Those are switchcraft...