Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:59 pm
Thu Jul 20, 2017 3:20 pm
FZTNT wrote:OK all electronics guys. When I look at a guitar control board, or actually multiple guitars wiring systems, I see a lot of systems where the output jack is a typical tip, ring , sleeve connector. But the wires are only connected to the sleeve (usually ground) and ring terminals leaving the tip unconnected. Typically we use mono or tip, ring connectors for guitar cables. Wouldn't this cause a direct short because the wires only come into contact with the one connection. What happens if you use TRS cables? Here are two different examples of output jack wiring and regardless of what other paths the signal is taking in either diagram, what really is the difference and why doesn't it get electrically ugly at the other end (amp, console etc) when ground and signal are combined in the first example>
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Anyway, just interested in how/why this works, thanks,
Tom
Thu Jul 20, 2017 3:45 pm
FZTNT wrote: But the wires are only connected to the sleeve (usually ground) and ring terminals leaving the tip unconnected.
Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:16 pm
Elwood wrote:FZTNT wrote: But the wires are only connected to the sleeve (usually ground) and ring terminals leaving the tip unconnected.
I don't see that ever. Can you cite an example?
Sometimes an active circuit will use the ring and sleeve connections to connect the negative
side of the power. I haven't seen the hot signal run on the ring connection as best as I can remember.
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