Well, I got the guitar wired up, and unfortunately (but predictably), I am running into problems. I wired everything up (the same as I did before, when I twisted the wires together and it worked fine!) and when I plug a cord in I get no signal at all.
From what I understand, this means that my hot is connecting to ground somewhere.
Here's a (very bad!) diagram of my setup:
The DPDT should coil tap the two buckers. I also forgot to draw on the ground wire coming from the bridge.
The only thing I can think of that's different from my mock-up (which worked) is that the cavity is shielded. Is that causing the problem?
Also, I do have a multimeter, but I have no idea what readings I should be looking for - for example, when I touch a hot connection to a ground (on the output jack, for example), what should it read?
Thanks for any help... I'm frustrated. (Compounded by a few issues I've had on the finish lately - mostly from my clumsiness - a chip, and a small burn from the soldering iron - D'OH!!!)
From what I understand, this means that my hot is connecting to ground somewhere.
Here's a (very bad!) diagram of my setup:

The DPDT should coil tap the two buckers. I also forgot to draw on the ground wire coming from the bridge.
The only thing I can think of that's different from my mock-up (which worked) is that the cavity is shielded. Is that causing the problem?
Also, I do have a multimeter, but I have no idea what readings I should be looking for - for example, when I touch a hot connection to a ground (on the output jack, for example), what should it read?
Thanks for any help... I'm frustrated. (Compounded by a few issues I've had on the finish lately - mostly from my clumsiness - a chip, and a small burn from the soldering iron - D'OH!!!)