Help with Sovereign XS EMI shield

[Jeff (IL)]

I have one of the earlier Sovereign XS's, which does NOT have the EMI shield that goes around the main circuit board.

I have some ideas on how to add one to my Sovereign, but don't recall where the wire that connects to the EMI shielding was soldered to.

Can anyone help me out here with a pic or two of your sovereign, and/or a description of where this wire was soldered too?

Would be much appreciated!

Jeff

 

[UK Brian]

From what I remember the shield (silver foil over a white plastic box) was not connected to the circuit board unlike the Fisher CZ's for instance that had a freestanding thick copper foil attached by a wire with a paperclip.
I always thought this was a little odd as you would think the EMI would have to be "earthed" away.

Hopefully someone will have had their Sovereign open more recently and will be able to clarify matters.

 

[Jeff (IL)]

Thanks Brian. I ended up taking some wire and soldering a paper clip on one end, which I slid over the EMI shielding cover I built, and took the other end and "grounded" it to the metal bracket where the coil connector is.

Seems to be working OK.

Jeff

 

[Willee - Texas]

Jeff, were you having a problem with the XS unshielded?

Did adding the shielding help anything?

Willee

 

[sovereign-fan]

hope this helps you out....
this is were the shielded black wire is soldered on my sovereign xs-2a pro

 

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