Thanks for the tips.
The Fralin pickupd do use different colour codes. They are clearly explained.
On the idiot sheet accompanying the order is the statement "...all have the braid grounded..." I'm not sure whether that means the Braid is already grounded of whether I must do it.
On the DiMarzio 4 Conductor Pickup Instructions it says to solder the Green & bare together then to ground...so I guess I must ground the braid. OK!! LOL
I did my teles a la the Guitar Nuts advice and there is no or extremely low noise..however in these humbucking projects I accepted the offer of Torres Engineering to prewire the pots & output jack and there are copious groundings to the backs of pots....ah well shortcuts have their price!!
If I can wrestle the digital camera away from wife (art student) & kids (general technology hogs) I'll post a photo of it.
So am I right in thinking that I should epoxy in a brass washer to the shielded control cavity connect the wire from the bridge to it and then just run ONE ground wire from a point in the prewired harness to the washer so as to avoid ground loops?
Maybe I'll get the picturs up for you to see first.
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That seems to work.
So what do you think? Just 1 black wire to the common ground?
TIA
Robbo