Switching Switchcraft jack with a Puretone jack

[toobuy]

Hi,

I have been researching all over the internet + AI help but couldnt find out how to.

I have a problem with my original 9 pin switchcraft jack on my fender deluxe jb and cant find a replacement in my country. And i want to replace it with a puretone stereo jack.

So can anyone figure out how to connect the 4 cables from the original, into 3 connection points on the puretone?

 

[Aloe]

that depends on what 4 cables are you having. generally the signal goes to tip, the 9v- to ring, all the grounds to sleeve.
typically the fourth wire is bridge ground, so it goes to sleeve.

as a last resort, you can test your existing jack with a multi-meter. insert a TRS plug and see, what wires end up where.

 

[toobuy]

that depends on what 4 cables are you having. generally the signal goes to tip, the 9v- to ring, all the grounds to sleeve.
typically the fourth wire is bridge ground, so it goes to sleeve.

as a last resort, you can test your existing jack with a multi-meter. insert a TRS plug and see, what wires end up where.

I can see the ground cable and the signal cable. My problem is (the internet's problem as far as i see) to figure out the other two cables, which are coming from + tip of battery1 and - tip of battery2.

 

[Aloe]

I can see the ground cable and the signal cable. My problem is (the internet's problem as far as i see) to figure out the other two cables, which are coming from + tip of battery1 and - tip of battery2.

battery neg goes to ring (and should be the only thing connected to it).

battery positive goes to your preamp, you don’t want it to be connected to the output jack at all.

 

[toobuy]

battery neg goes to ring (and should be the only thing connected to it).

battery positive goes to your preamp, you don’t want it to be connected to the output jack at all.

Should i connect the battery positive to the same connection with the other battery's positive, which is already connected to the preamp? Making 2 positive tips connected on top of each other?

 

[Aloe]

Should i connect the battery positive to the same connection with the other battery's positive, which is already connected to the preamp? Making 2 positive tips connected on top of each other?

uhm, you have two hot wires from two batteries or two from one? if the latter, just isolate the second wire (electrical tape or heat shrink). if everything works out — remove it.

 

[toobuy]

uhm, you have two hot wires from two batteries or two from one? if the latter, just isolate the second wire (electrical tape or heat shrink). if everything works out — remove it.

Battery 1
+ Tip goes to preamp board
- Tip goes to Switchcraft jack pin

Battery 2
+ Tip goes to Switchcraft jack pin
- Tip goes to preamp board

This creates 4 connecting cables at the jack input. I think this is the reason why people can't replace this switchcraft with a normal jack input.

Is there really no way of doing this?

 

[Aloe]

Battery 1
+ Tip goes to preamp board
- Tip goes to Switchcraft jack pin

Battery 2
+ Tip goes to Switchcraft jack pin
- Tip goes to preamp board

This creates 4 connecting cables at the jack input. I think this is the reason why people can't replace this switchcraft with a normal jack input.

Is there really no way of doing this?

ah, so minus from one battery goes to plus to another battery? just interconnect them with no jack in between. yeah, right, minus to plus.

don't connect the remaining 9v- to preamp (it should be grounded tho), connect the 9v- to the ring of the jack instead.

currently the battery is powered off by breaking the positive wire, this way it will work with breaking the negative wire.