MOTM

Since the top (normal) and bevel (ground) are connected together with 
the scrap lead, it doesn't matter which one the orange wire connects 
to.  With nothing plugged in, the normal switch connects the top to the 
left lug, grounding it through the scrap lead.  When a jack is plugged 
in, the normal connection opens and the signal goes to the white wire on 
the left lug.  The orange wire is always grounded.

Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.com

xamboldt wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm putting my '700 together, and I'm at the very last step, but  
> something seems fishy. The instructions say to solder the white wire  
> for the CV In jack to the left lug of the jack, which seems right to  
> me. But then it says to solder the orange wire to the top  
> (Normalling) lug of the jack. The normalling lug is also supposed to  
> be connected to the beveled jack with a scrap resistor lead. My  
> question is, when one plugs a cable into this jack, won't it  
> disconnect ground from beveled jack? That seems wrong, doesn't it? Is  
> it? Why wouldn't you connect the orange wire to the beveled lug of  
> the jack? Is the beveled lug of the jack assumed to be grounded via  
> the front panel?
>
> -Chris
>