geetar playr Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hey all, How do you use a multimeter to check if wiring is properly grounded? Can someone give me the newbie, step-by-step process? I have a bad ground in one of my guitars. When I touch the metal pickup mount on either bridge or neck, its buzzes bad. Someone told me to get a multimeter and check grounds, as this was the issue. Yeah, I installed these pups myself...first time doing so... Could it be a cold solder on the ground connection? Alright, any assistance for a newbie with a soldering gun would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Check the resistance of the ground leads for each pickup. Put one probe on the ground wire (either the bare wire or the braided shield, depending) and the other to the backs of the pots. You should have zero ohms in all cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin134 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 if your multimeter can check for continuity use that setting, put one lead to a ground in the guitar then check all the other leads with the other lead, both of my ideals and my fluke multimeters have a tone when i am checking for continuity on grounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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