Pickup Problem

[Lizard_King]

Alright I have a single coil pickup and the wires from the coil itself are gone, what's the easiest way to fix this pickup? Is it even possible? Will I have to unwrap the coil in order to find these wires?

[mj_gant]

By any chance..are there two poles sticking out where the wires used to be? If so, just solder new pickup lead to there.

[Lizard_King]

Well that's kinda the problem lol The wires going to the polls are gone. I'm kinda debating on whether I even want to mess with it or just buy a new pickup.

[mj_gant]

If the hair like wires coming from the coil to the poles are gone consider a pcikup repairman.

[Lizard_King]

yeah that's what's wrong. I just decided to pitch it, it's not like i can't buy another one fairly cheap. not worth the hassel and cost of a pickup repair man. thanks for the advice though.

[JimRayden]

Send me the pickups, I could use the wire in there as I'm making my own custom pickups .

Ok, to your problem.

If you want to bring the pickup back to life, you could try building a pickup winder. If you use a drill, you will risk to break the wire as it's as thin as hair. Search the internet for ideas and build a winding mechanism. After you rewind the the pickup, it'll sound more vintage because it's now handwound (You might want to pot it afterwards though).

Be aware, an average single coil is about 8000-9000 turns of wire.

Anyway, good luck, and if you are thinking of throwing the thing away, send me an e-mail. I'd be happy to recieve some free wire and a free bobbin for my next Raydenmegasuperhyperpickup.

Naah, I'm not that pro at pickups... I just need something to practice on

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Jimbo

Edited December 6, 2004 by JimRayden