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Screened Wire

Posted by John E Curley on April 23, 2013 at 12:56pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

Hi do I need to use screened wire inside my CBG to wire a speaker to the jack socket?

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Dan Sleep April 24, 2013 at 3:03pm

Generally speaking, if you are using a magnetic pickup, it is a good idea to shield everything, wire included. If you are using a piezo, then it is not as critical.

I suppose you can't go wrong by using shielded wire all the time, even if it seems like overkill.
- John E Curley > Dan Sleep April 25, 2013 at 5:42am
  
  Thanks Dan will give it a go.
Dan Sleep April 23, 2013 at 7:12pm

What do you mean by screened? Like insulated?
- jawbone > Dan Sleep April 24, 2013 at 9:23am
  
  Maybe he means "shielded"??
  - John E Curley > jawbone April 24, 2013 at 12:50pm
    
    Yes Jawbone I did mean shielded sorry wrong word.

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