MOTM

Nevermind - of course it's still grounded. I typed before thinking  
yet again... :)

-Chris

On Sep 21, 2006, at 10:27 PM, xamboldt wrote:

> But if you plug in a cable, isn't the sleeve no longer connected to
> ground at the 700 (the ground/bevel lug is floating)? In effect
> making it an unshielded (at least on the 700 side) connection?
>
> -Chris
>
> On Sep 21, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Richard Brewster wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
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