RE: (TV) maurice rickard, science guy, and, i don't wanna die

[Maurice Rickard <maurice@mac.com>]

At 11:28 AM -0700 4/2/06, robin dunn wrote:
> so then i'm imagining:
>
> 1)  applying foil to the back of the pickguard and
> around the output jack

Well, not encasing the output jack, but just the back of the 
pickguard and surrounding the hole the output jack goes through.  If 
you do that, when you put the jack back on, it should contact the 
shielding.

> 2)  cutting the ground wire and soldering a 0.1uf
> capacitor (radio shack?) onto it?  (i'm seeing wire >
> capacitor < wire?)

Yep.

> my ground wire goes from the back of one of the volume
> knobs, into the body of the guitar (apparently into
> one of the bridge holes in the body -- so is this
> connecting with metal?  i can't see access to it).

That sounds about right.  I'm going to guess that you have some slack 
on that ground wire going into the body, so that'd be OK to cut and 
wire the capacitor.  I think I used a much larger capacitor, as I 
recall.  I'll check on the value later today.

> 3)  avoiding bathing with the guitar

Check.

> 4)  also applying foil to the body cavity, using a
> gluestick.

Yep!

> i'm more likely to be shot for practicing than to be
> electrocuted, but don't wanna die for this.

Right.  If you're playing in a live situation or a band situation 
it's more likely that shocks will happen, but it's unlikely to happen 
at home, unless you're dealing with a home PA or something.  (My 
latest shock, though, was when my EHX tube pre had a screw slip, 
letting the board touch the chassis.  Ouch.  Not injurious, but it 
was rather surprising.)
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Maurice Rickard
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