Sheilding & Star Grounding for a Rear Routed HM Strat
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:49 pm
I have a little project guitar going. I had an HM Strat body made in Northern Ash. It's a rear routed HSS body like a Dinky.
I just sheilded the pickup routes, the cavity on the back, and the cover.
I was told that if you shield, not to run a bus wire on the backs of the pots because it will cause a gound loop, and to run all the grounds to a central point (star grounding).
What I'm trying to figure out is 1) if I just attach a ground lug somewhere on the sheilded cavity floor, or just leave it hanging. The diagram looks like they are not secured to the sheild through a lug, but the pots are, and they run to the star point as do all the other grounds. 2) Do I need to make a connection from the sheilded back cavity cover to the sheilded rear cavity floor. I could sheild up the side walls of the cavity, and fold over the top flange.
That would make it like a box. It's no problem. I would just need some more copper.
I just sheilded the pickup routes, the cavity on the back, and the cover.
I was told that if you shield, not to run a bus wire on the backs of the pots because it will cause a gound loop, and to run all the grounds to a central point (star grounding).
What I'm trying to figure out is 1) if I just attach a ground lug somewhere on the sheilded cavity floor, or just leave it hanging. The diagram looks like they are not secured to the sheild through a lug, but the pots are, and they run to the star point as do all the other grounds. 2) Do I need to make a connection from the sheilded back cavity cover to the sheilded rear cavity floor. I could sheild up the side walls of the cavity, and fold over the top flange.
That would make it like a box. It's no problem. I would just need some more copper.
