what is good ground wire ?
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Re: what is good ground wire ?
Any place that handles electrical supplies should have what you need. Cloth covered is very hard to find where I live. For that I buy on E Bay.
AWG 22 is what you need. Electrical convention says green or black, but any color will work. Some people use uncovered but I prefer covered.
Craig
Any place that handles electrical supplies should have what you need. Cloth covered is very hard to find where I live. For that I buy on E Bay.
AWG 22 is what you need. Electrical convention says green or black, but any color will work. Some people use uncovered but I prefer covered.
Craig
Re: what is good ground wire ?
thanks! I went to Radio shack and the dude tried to sell me some wire that I could use in a house.. Im like, No TOOO thick..
thanks! I went to Radio shack and the dude tried to sell me some wire that I could use in a house.. Im like, No TOOO thick..
misterwhizzy
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Re: what is good ground wire ?
Covered or uncovered absolutely doesn't matter, since all interference that might be picked up will bleed directly to ground and out of the signal path.
Covered or uncovered absolutely doesn't matter, since all interference that might be picked up will bleed directly to ground and out of the signal path.
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: what is good ground wire ?
Stranded 22 gauge copper or aluminum wire is all you ever need to do guitar wiring. You don't need a special kind of wire for ground connections.
Solid is VERY hard to work with, plus research has shown that stranded wire is better at carrying an audio signal.
Stranded 22 gauge copper or aluminum wire is all you ever need to do guitar wiring. You don't need a special kind of wire for ground connections.
Solid is VERY hard to work with, plus research has shown that stranded wire is better at carrying an audio signal.
Re: what is good ground wire ?
that is correct but I think it might be better to have it covered so it doesn't accidentally short the circuit
that is correct but I think it might be better to have it covered so it doesn't accidentally short the circuit
RockStarNick
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Re: what is good ground wire ?
I use the standard pre-bonded wire that they sell for pedals, which is 24AWG, and that works great too. I use that for all my non-vintage guitar wiring needs, as well as ground wires. Never had a problem with it, ever.
I use the standard pre-bonded wire that they sell for pedals, which is 24AWG, and that works great too. I use that for all my non-vintage guitar wiring needs, as well as ground wires. Never had a problem with it, ever.
misterwhizzy
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Re: what is good ground wire ?
If there's another exposed signal point between where the ground wire starts and where it ends, that's a whole other problem. To each his own, though. In practice, it should make exactly no difference, except when installing. You have to strip a covered wire, and you don't have to strip a bare wire.
If there's another exposed signal point between where the ground wire starts and where it ends, that's a whole other problem. To each his own, though. In practice, it should make exactly no difference, except when installing. You have to strip a covered wire, and you don't have to strip a bare wire.
Re: what is good ground wire ?
thanks! Yeah, I had a solid wire I was trying to use once and I couldnt get it to bond...
Guess I can use the same wire for grounding and extending a lead on a pup?
Thanks everyone!
thanks! Yeah, I had a solid wire I was trying to use once and I couldnt get it to bond...
Guess I can use the same wire for grounding and extending a lead on a pup?
Thanks everyone!
Re: what is good ground wire ?
Never use aluminim wire. You cant solder to it.
If you want to use solid wire youll need a higher wattage iron. Solid use usually used for busses.
Stranded wire is better for signal because the current actually runs on the outside edge of each strand.
Craig
Never use aluminim wire. You cant solder to it.
If you want to use solid wire youll need a higher wattage iron. Solid use usually used for busses.
Stranded wire is better for signal because the current actually runs on the outside edge of each strand.
Craig
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: what is good ground wire ?
Where did you get this from?
I have made THOUSANDS of rock solid solder joints with aluminum wire.
Where did you get this from?
I have made THOUSANDS of rock solid solder joints with aluminum wire.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
misterwhizzy
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Re: what is good ground wire ?
Please ignore this post. It's composed of 4 parts misinformation, 1 to 2 parts ignorance, and at least 1 part I-want-to-sound-smart-on-the-internet.
Please ignore this post. It's composed of 4 parts misinformation, 1 to 2 parts ignorance, and at least 1 part I-want-to-sound-smart-on-the-internet.
Stratman
Guitaris Maximus
Re: what is good ground wire ?
Ratherdashing is correct, you can solder aluminum.
There are acid and rosin pastes that can be used to solder aluminum.
Aluminum oxide is what you can not solder to, but the paste chemically removes that oxide coating.
http://whatsinproducts.com/informat...03&PHPSESSID=e7e8e0fdcc29c084af7cc15578976c62
http://www.goodmart.com/products/1108895.htm
http://www.solder-it.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=89
Having acknowledged his post - I still use copper for my wiring projects!
Ratherdashing is correct, you can solder aluminum.
There are acid and rosin pastes that can be used to solder aluminum.
Aluminum oxide is what you can not solder to, but the paste chemically removes that oxide coating.
http://whatsinproducts.com/informat...03&PHPSESSID=e7e8e0fdcc29c084af7cc15578976c62
http://www.goodmart.com/products/1108895.htm
http://www.solder-it.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=89
Having acknowledged his post - I still use copper for my wiring projects!
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
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