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by mike ryman
Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:37 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: hand wound pickup question
Replies: 9
Views: 11244

Re: hand wound pickup question

Wow, info overload lol. First, Beate, thank you for that info. still kinda doesnt make sense but i understand most of it. Secondly, David, I may just keep the larger wire wind pickups. Definitely sounds interesting. On to Brian, as for how much wire? I have no idea. All I know is , I wound it as smo...
by mike ryman
Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:09 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: hand wound pickup question
Replies: 9
Views: 11244

Re: hand wound pickup question

Okay. when i peeled wire coating off of coil harness i found that the wires for coil tap had touched against the shielding copper. That's why I figured blown. So I removed the shielded wire bundle down to just the 4 short wires coming out of the coil, I tested there. 1 showed continuity. Nothing on ...
by mike ryman
Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:47 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: hand wound pickup question
Replies: 9
Views: 11244

Re: hand wound pickup question

Okay first. The reason for my thoughts of blown. I tested pickup leads with a mutimeter. No reading at all. So I took it apart. 1 coil showed continuity, the other none. So, 1 bad coil. 1 bad on neck as well as bridge. When I tore it apart, I found coil tap wires had touched ground. So I pulled them...
by mike ryman
Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:36 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: hand wound pickup question
Replies: 9
Views: 11244

hand wound pickup question

Hello. I have built an electric guitar. I have done all of it myself so far. Body, neck, fretboard, everything myself by hand. I put the pickups in and wired it all up only to find 1 wire in the bundles touched ground and blew 1 coil in both pickups. I have another set coming, but in the meantime I ...

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