this is my first rod pick up install after i installed it and plug into the amp i get alot of hum. When i touch the input jack it goes away. Is that hum normal? or is something wired wrong? The last standard piezo i installed has no hum at all and sounds way better. I think the jack has to be wired backward or something any help would be great thanks

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I have never installed the rod variety, but usually if there is a hum like that, you have a ground problem. Check all your solder joints and make sure they are good. If you have a piece of wire with an alligator clip on each end, you can just clip that in and replace one of your ground wires to check it before you start up the soldering iron.

How did you prepare the wires on the end of the rod. When i do mine, i cut the 1/8" plug off, pull the hot wire [ plastic covered one ] out of the braided wire about an inch or so down from the cut. Pull the hot wire out of the braided wire [ thats the ground wire ] twist up the ends and apply a small amount of solder to each end. Also if you had to cut the rod to a shorter length you must take a pliers and reshape the cut so it`s square again, this keeps the rod from grounding out. What kind of input jack are you using, a better grade jack helps. Those rods are really nice to use but they are deicate, more so where the wires attachs to the rod, you don`t want to bend that spot to much or the tiny wires will break.

yeah i got the prewired on from cb gitty. i wired my first box myself and it is great i'm thinking this is a bad jack i will try that tommorow. I actually had him send me a new one because the last one did the same thing. he may have a batch of bad jacks. He was super nice to deal with and i'm not implying otherwise. i just want to figure it out so i can get this thing playing

 

Randy S. Bretz said:

How did you prepare the wires on the end of the rod. When i do mine, i cut the 1/8" plug off, pull the hot wire [ plastic covered one ] out of the braided wire about an inch or so down from the cut. Pull the hot wire out of the braided wire [ thats the ground wire ] twist up the ends and apply a small amount of solder to each end. Also if you had to cut the rod to a shorter length you must take a pliers and reshape the cut so it`s square again, this keeps the rod from grounding out. What kind of input jack are you using, a better grade jack helps. Those rods are really nice to use but they are deicate, more so where the wires attachs to the rod, you don`t want to bend that spot to much or the tiny wires will break.

thanks for the replies i just made a temporary hook up by switching the wires. and the buzz is gone forgot my solder gun at work so i will re solder tommorow. seems the prewire may be backward i hope thats it so i can get to playing.

capt scotty said:

yeah i got the prewired on from cb gitty. i wired my first box myself and it is great i'm thinking this is a bad jack i will try that tommorow. I actually had him send me a new one because the last one did the same thing. he may have a batch of bad jacks. He was super nice to deal with and i'm not implying otherwise. i just want to figure it out so i can get this thing playing

 

Randy S. Bretz said:

How did you prepare the wires on the end of the rod. When i do mine, i cut the 1/8" plug off, pull the hot wire [ plastic covered one ] out of the braided wire about an inch or so down from the cut. Pull the hot wire out of the braided wire [ thats the ground wire ] twist up the ends and apply a small amount of solder to each end. Also if you had to cut the rod to a shorter length you must take a pliers and reshape the cut so it`s square again, this keeps the rod from grounding out. What kind of input jack are you using, a better grade jack helps. Those rods are really nice to use but they are deicate, more so where the wires attachs to the rod, you don`t want to bend that spot to much or the tiny wires will break.

randy i did just as you suggested and problem solved it must be in that connection. thanks alot she sounds great. Forget all of my wired backward nonsence. I'm new to this but i know how all will be wired from now on.

Anytime, glad i could help.

capt scotty said:

randy i did just as you suggested and problem solved it must be in that connection. thanks alot she sounds great. Forget all of my wired backward nonsence. I'm new to this but i know how all will be wired from now on.

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