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Title: Shielded ground wires?
Post by: jeff on February 25, 2011, 09:41:28 am

 Does shielding the wires that go from caps to ground make any sense? At first I thought no because it's ground but you're shielding the wire that carries all the current. Make any sense?

Title: Re: Shielded ground wires?
Post by: kagliostro on February 25, 2011, 01:32:17 pm

Interesting question

Kagliostro

Title: Re: Shielded ground wires?
Post by: Fresh_Start on February 25, 2011, 01:34:38 pm

Never thought of shielding it, but I try to get that wire(s) down on the chassis ASAP.  Same with speaker jack ground which also carries a lot of current.

Chip

Title: Re: Shielded ground wires?
Post by: Bub on February 25, 2011, 07:41:10 pm

I just finished a 5f6a. Chased a ton of stuff to make it quiet but the finishing touch was to use a shielded ground wire from the presence pot to PT bolt.

Bub