I'm adding a reverb to an amp I'm building and I'm a little confused about the RCA plugs on the amp side. The tank I'm using is specified as having a grounded input and a "sheided" return/output. Does that mean that back at the amp the RCA jack for the return should have the "sleeve" isolated from the chassis? I assume the out-going RCA plug to the reverb on the amp has the sleeve grounded like a normal jack.
Either end of a reverb pan can be either grounded to the pan metal box, or isolated from that. All depends on which pan you have.
Where it matters most is solid state reverb drives. May have an op amp, and the shield side of the drive to the pan is NOT GROUNDED.
The pan OUTPUT is almost always grounded to the pan walls. The return cable would also of course be grounded at the amp chassis.
Where it matters most is solid state reverb drives. May have an op amp, and the shield side of the drive to the pan is NOT GROUNDED.
The pan OUTPUT is almost always grounded to the pan walls. The return cable would also of course be grounded at the amp chassis.
Mine is a tube amp with a steel chassis. My question is, one connector of the reverb is specified as "grounded" and the other as "shielded", does the shielded end need to go to an isolated RCA connector back on the chassis? or can both be connectors be connected to more conventional connectors that are through bolted to the chassis.
It is the circuit in the amp that cares, not the reverb pan.
Usually we just run plain old RCA cables back to the amp.
What is the amp make and model, and what sort of drive circuit does it use.
Usually we just run plain old RCA cables back to the amp.
What is the amp make and model, and what sort of drive circuit does it use.
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