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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 4:33 pm
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Thanks, jmallard & DP.

Frank, I've actually been thinking about that quite a lot lately. I don't know what an isotag is but I was thinking that since I'm only using two pots and they both use the lower two of the normal three holes there would be tons of room where the normal volume pot would be to ensure a good connection. My tentative plan was to drill a hole though the cavity wall between the bridge and the input jack, solder a lug jointly between the ground on the jack and the ground on the claw and use a washer and screw along with a little dielectric gel to mount the lug to the shielding. I think that would positively ensure that the jack, the claw, the shielding on the cavity, the shielding on the guard and the electronics on the guard all share the same ground. In fact I think that's what I'm going to do tomorrow as well as touching up the paint on the two small areas that want to lift. I'll prolly also touch up those corners with a dab or two. The thing I like about that setup is that there would only be one wire pair (my heat shrink covered jack wire) connecting the guitar to the guard assembly so that if I ever remove the guard for inspection or alteration it would be no muss, no fuss, tidy.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:43 pm
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isotag = solder tag with a screw hole, very handy for the lazy amp builder who suddenly needs to magic up a ground connection because he didn't plan his preamp layout properly (naming no names but yeah, me)

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I'd screw one of those into the painted cavity, put conductive paint on it to ensure it's well connected then run a ground wire to it.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:53 pm
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GilgaFrank wrote:
isotag = solder tag with a screw hole, very handy for the lazy amp builder who suddenly needs to magic up a ground connection because he didn't plan his preamp layout proerly (naming no names but yeah, me)

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I'd screw one of those into the painted cavity, put conductive paint on it to ensure it's well connected then run a ground wire to it.

Cool. That means it's basically the same thing as I was already considering except made a little differently. I think I'm going to go ahead and do it with the lug and washer. I don't have a pic of the lugs I have on hand but they are similar to the one pictured below. I found this pic on the net just now. My plan is to use the lug to connect both grounds from the jack and the claw to the cavity wall. The lugs I have are a crimp-on style but I will use solder.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:31 am
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I had a few more things to do yesterday than I had anticipated so I didn't end up getting very much done on the guitar but I did go ahead and and redo the ground like we talked about. I opened up the input jack and soldered a second wire to the ground side of the jack. I made my connection a little ways away from the joint on the jack itself. I didn't want to disturb that joint.

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The soldering here is a little messier than I would have liked but I always seem to do a messy job when I am soldering onto solder. I don't know if there's a trick to that which I need to learn or if that's just the nature of the beast. In any case, the joint is secure and sound even if it doesn't look all that wonderful.

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Then I clipped my ground wire from the claw and the jack to a length suitable for the lug and soldered them both together into the lug.

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Then I dabbed a little dielectric gel onto the face of the washer I intend to have contact the cavity wall and smeared it around until the whole face of the washer had been painted with a thin coat of gel. I didn't use as much gel as pictured here for the washer. I used about a third of that and that was prolly still too much. I also did the same to the face of the lug that would contact the washer and then screwed the assembly to the cavity wall.

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This pic shows a little bit of gel squeeze-out which I later cleaned up with a rag

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That was from late last night. I likely won't work on the guitar today as it is Grey Cup Day and I'm the host.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:39 am
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Beautiful work man :D

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:21 am
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donnycraven wrote:
Beautiful work man :D

Awww … shucks.

((looks down and shuffles one foot))
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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:23 am
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JUST THROW IT TOGETHER AND POST A VIDEO!

Seriously though, I'm enjoying this build thread. I love partscasters and this looks like it's going to be a classic/

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:56 am
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GilgaFrank wrote:
JUST THROW IT TOGETHER AND POST A VIDEO!

Seriously though, I'm enjoying this build thread. I love partscasters and this looks like it's going to be a classic/

I'm expecting the switch to arrive this afternoon. The tracking number says it's out for delivery.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:00 pm
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There it is now. That was fast. I say it's coming and there's a knock at the door.
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More pics in a few hours.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:01 pm
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Starting to wire up the switch. Here are my first few connections.

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I got carried away and forgot about the camera until I had all the pups wired up. Tomorrow I work on connections to the pots. That's one issue on this guitar I'm not looking forward to. The way the terminals are laid out on those pots with that over/under thing going on I get the feeling they're going to be finicky.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 5:31 am
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This reminds me, I've got some surgery to do this week. One switch replacement and one Strat needs the bridge posts changing for proper Fender ones to let me set the height properly. Not looking forward to that one.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 7:38 am
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OK, I guess I lied. I didn't mean to. No worky on the guitar today. My phone calendar just reminded me I have some appointments in the city today.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:17 am
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oh right, FINE then, be a slave to your phone, leave us here with your guitar half-finished.

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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:51 am
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Have been watching this thread with a lot of interest, it is a beautiful guitar and can't wait to see it finished


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Post subject: Re: Strat Partsocaster Build
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:55 am
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JosephBAllison wrote:
Have been watching this thread with a lot of interest, it is a beautiful guitar and can't wait to see it finished


Ditto.

This is a very interesting project, very nicely documented, and good work. It's the first thing I check when coming to the forums.

One of these days I'll try something similar (if I ever make progress on my projects backlog... :oops:)


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