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Permalink Calling anyone who owns a Danelectro Spring King - can you tell me where this wire is supposed to go?

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During my endless search for drippy springy tone, a while back I had a go at the simplest mod on a Danelectro Spring King pedal - that is replacing the tiny spring tank with a full sized Accutronics tank.

Of course, the big tank doesn't fit into the Spring King casing. So I took the guts out and planned to install the pedal parts onto a metal tool box.

Only then I got sidetracked and put it all away for later.

Now I've come back to it, there is what I believe is a ground wire that's completely loose (see picture). I seem to remember it being attached to the metal casing of the pedal.

Only I'm not certain where the wire connected to on the board.

image

I'm not very confident with electronics, and would not like to electrocute myself with 9 volts of electricity.

Can anyone with a Spring King perhaps have a look under the hood and confirm where this ground wire goes to? Any info, especially pictures would be greatly appreciated!

And a question for anyone who knows about how pedals work better than me... The rest of the electronics is untampered - so once the ground wire is back in place, and the unit is encased in a metal housing, that should be job done for grounding/shielding? I tested it without casing and without the ground wire and it sounds great only with a significant loud hum that makes it practically unusable.

Thanks for any thoughts and advice!

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Little bump just in case anyone can point me in the right direction - I'm guessing for anyone that tinkers with electronics it must be such an elementary thing to know where a ground wire goes, but I'm an absolute beginner here. If anyone has any insight, don't worry about being patronising, explain it to me like I'm five!

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

I think it would help if you uploaded detailed close-up photos of each side of the border. Then we might see soldering points and their labels.

There's a gut shot here that might help.

https://mirosol.kapsi.fi/2014/03/danelectro-dsr-1-spring-king/

This one is better.

https://blog.utopianlabs.com/2017/04/danelectro-spring-king-delay-mod/

Thanks for the responses - Here's some better images, hope they help!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/nkKARHiZ9aRb1j366
https://photos.app.goo.gl/q4Nh2bUZpLf9YTNB9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VWQx6jVVeK2Pf3Gt5
https://photos.app.goo.gl/1GiHBcyyQfRekWkV9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vFFr291fwdoWWuPD6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wMqfan3dzXJvWZa87

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

Thanks for the gut shots! I found a pic here that has the extra wire connected to the circuit board, then it looks like it disappears behind the reverb tank:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/FibQLE3EiGQpE7vTA

So I can solder it to what looks like the right spot on the PCB but I don't know whether I should be putting the other end on the casing, or the outside of the tank itself...

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

Last edited: Aug 17, 2024 16:18:18

But then the gut shots on this one has the extra wire in a different place.. and it's white. https://mirosol.kapsi.fi/2014/03/danelectro-dsr-1-spring-king/

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

Look here in the forum for Danelectro
Spring King gut shots & possible mods
Page 7

Here's a link, thanks RobinsonCrusoe

https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/5579/?page=7

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Ah cool thanks I had a look at that, unfortunately I don't see any clear shots of the two ends of the ground wire. Lots of info about a delay mod, but that's definitely beyond me haha. Might just have to f--- around and find out at this stage. Fingers crossed!

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

In my remember this ground wire was screwed in
the can from the reverb tank. The colours from
the ground wires change over the years.

Ah that's great to know. Thank you!

The Eerie mixes 60s style surf rock with the odd meters of Balkan folk and math rock, creating confoundingly infectious reverb-drenched rhythms.

London, UK.

theeerie.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/theeerielondon
facebook.com/theeerielondon

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