Step 7 — Wire the Output Jack

WIRING SIDE (back of control plate)
Shielded cable · Tone wiper → Jack TIP
Ground bus → Jack SLEEVE
TONE CTS 250K audio 1 CCW 2 OUT 3 IN GROUND BUS ← SHIELDED CABLE ~15–20 cm braid = ground shield · inner = signal TIP SLV OUTPUT JACK Switchcraft mono jack T TIP signal S SLEEVE ground 7.2 — INNER CONDUCTOR (signal) Tone Lug 2 Jack TIP 7.4 — BRAIDED SHIELD (ground) GND bus Jack SLV 2ND CONDUCTOR NOTE If 2nd inner conductor: cut short, heat shrink to prevent shorts SHIELDED CABLE braid = ground · inner conductor = signal CHECK: Tone Lug 2 → Jack TIP = continuity   •   Ground bus → Jack SLEEVE = continuity
Inner conductor (signal)
Braided shield (ground)
Ground bus (context)
Tone pot (context)

Step 7 Instructions

  1. 7.1 — Prep the shielded cable. Cut ~15–20 cm of shielded cable. Strip both ends. Separate the braided shield from the inner conductor(s). If there are two inner conductors, pick one for signal — cut the other short and insulate with heat shrink.
  2. 7.2 — Solder inner conductor to Tone Lug 2. The inner conductor carries signal from the tone pot wiper to the output jack. Solder one end to Tone Lug 2 (wiper/output).
  3. 7.3 — Route the cable. Run the shielded cable from the tone pot toward the output jack hole in the body. Keep it away from pickup cavities to minimize noise pickup.
  4. 7.4 — Solder braided shield to ground bus. Twist the braid into a wire and solder it to the ground bus (any pot casing). This grounds the cable shield for noise rejection.
  5. 7.5 — Solder inner conductor to Jack TIP. At the jack end, solder the inner conductor to the TIP terminal (signal contact).
  6. 7.6 — Solder braided shield to Jack SLEEVE. At the jack end, solder the braid to the SLEEVE terminal (ground contact). This completes the ground path from the cable shield to the jack sleeve.
Continuity checks: Tone Lug 2 → Jack TIP (signal path). Ground bus → Jack SLEEVE (ground path). No continuity between TIP and SLEEVE (no shorts).