adding electrics

Posted by mark "mudcat" quigley on October 19, 2010 at 3:58pm
well i got my first 2 cbg's built strung and t uned.  want to add piezo but with my eyesight as bad as it is(leagally blind) ican't see well enough to solder the  piezos and 1/4 in jacks---guess all mine will be acoustic.  wish there was someone close enough to me who needs shop room to share.  i'll try another solder attempt and hope it works.

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  • John W. Bradshaw January 31, 2011 at 7:57pm

    Just pig-tail more wire to the short ones and elictrical tape the ends.  If I was near, I'd solder for you.  Contact a High School near you with an electrical trades class.  They would help.

     

    John Bradshaw, of Wimberley, TX.

  • mark "mudcat" quigley January 31, 2011 at 6:07am
    good i dea but the leads on the piezo are only bout 2" long


    Turkish said:
    Mark, if you buy the pre-wired piezos and then fix the wire end to the jack using a crimp connector like this ...


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    .. that is as as a solder joint, and perfectly acceptable.

    Nil soldering, if you're not fussed about having a volume control.

    T.
  • Turkish October 20, 2010 at 2:43pm
    Mark, if you buy the pre-wired piezos and then fix the loose wire end to the jack using a crimp connector like this ...

    .. that is as strong as a solder joint, and perfectly acceptable. Nil soldering, if you're not fussed about having a volume control. T.
  • mark "mudcat" quigley October 20, 2010 at 1:45pm
    i'd love to find eeverything pre soldered but haven't yet. i have to get so cklose to see with my eyes and then breathing the fumes from soldering just about does mei n. if i could see it would be no problem cb gitty has nice kit but it needs soldered
  • Mitchell Boren October 20, 2010 at 11:49am
    My eyesight is fine and I still had trouble soldering on a piezo. Ended up buying pre-soldered pickups from CB Gitty. They are cheap and much less stressful than trying to do it all yourself.
  • Skeesix October 19, 2010 at 11:57pm
    How about buying a wiring harness with everything already soldered together?
  • Turkish October 19, 2010 at 4:05pm
    Buy pre-wired piezos and just concentrate on soldering the jack.

    http://www.cbgitty.com/cubecart/index.php?act=viewProd&productI...
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