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Lets talk OHMs

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by Skeesix Jul 22, 2021. 1 Reply

There is an old myth about pickups and ohms.  Though I understand the misunderstanding of higher ohms equals a hotter pickup.  You take an electrical meter, measuring the ohm of a pickup, the numbers…Continue

Best Coils?

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by Skeesix Mar 20, 2019. 1 Reply

What is the best quality coils out there? Stewmac has coils but they were too expensive, so I took a ride with cheap alternatives and was not disappointed.My findings are that coils made by…Continue

Wiring two P90s like P Bass pickups?

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by ILL GREEN Feb 14, 2019. 4 Replies

Hey guys, I am starting to get my hands dirty in making my own homegrown pickups. I figured a custom CBG should have custom pickups.I decided to tackle the P90 design because thats my favorite sound…Continue

Making Useful Pickups With Neodymium

Started by David Harris. Last reply by John Mar 25, 2017. 7 Replies

I have tried a couple and they come out extremely bright and harsh.  Is there a way to warm them up?Continue

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Comment by Darryl Tuttle on May 1, 2018 at 2:14pm

I took apart a transformer and found a great quantity of wire...but it is thicker than the 42 gauge everyone recommends...seems to be about twice as thick...I know I won't get as many winds if I use a standard bobbin...but could I use this if I made my own and allowed more space for the extra winds needed?

Comment by Darryl Tuttle on July 3, 2016 at 2:12pm

thanks for the info...i will let you know how things go

Comment by Skeesix on July 3, 2016 at 9:16am

I've taken apart a hard drive and seen those too. Kind of a boomerang shape. My suggestion would be to make a P-90 type pickup. You would make a coil with ferrous (iron) pole pieces. In other words, something that a magnet would stick to. Then place the magnet at the bottom touching the pole pieces. The magnetic field will carry up to through the pole pieces to the strings.

The magnets are neodymium and on the larger side, so they would be pretty powerful. If they're too much, you might need to place the pickup farther from the strings than normal, maybe even hidden inside the box could work. 

Comment by Darryl Tuttle on July 2, 2016 at 3:28pm

i have 2 really stront magnets from an old mac hard drive...can these be used to make a pickup? they are a weird shape, am wondering if that will be a problem when winding

Comment by Robert Killen on January 5, 2016 at 11:35am

Perfect!

Thanks for the info, Skeesix. Greatly appreciated!

Comment by Skeesix on January 5, 2016 at 11:01am

If I'm visualizing things correctly, yes, the magnets may want to repel each other. They should all either be north up or south up. What I do in that situation is epoxy them on one at a time. Wait until the glue sets on the first one before adding the next one and so on.

Comment by Robert Killen on January 4, 2016 at 5:28pm

Quick scenario.

I'm building a wall wart pickup like this:

  • thin wood base
  • three button magnets
  • tin can strip plate
  • 1" pole posts cut from 1/4" steel bolt
  • fine wind bobbin from a 15v wall wart
  • wood top

Because the center hole in the bobbin is more square than long, I have to push the magnets very close in order to align them to the pole posts. Given their orientation they want to repel one another.

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance!

Comment by Skeesix on December 6, 2014 at 3:37am

This is a good page which explains it:http://behindthetone.com/johnfisher/counter/count.htm

However, I wouldn't bother with a calculator for a Lollar style winder, as it will wind too fast for it to count. I ended up using a Red Lion Cub counter which works great.

Comment by Mr. Toad on December 5, 2014 at 6:17pm

I'm not an electronic guru, could you explain how you wired up the calculator and how is it all hooked up so it counts the rpm? I bought a Lollar book on making pickup winders and I'm almost finished with it except for the counter.

Comment by Skeesix on December 2, 2014 at 11:52am

Great winder - what kind of motor is that? I imagine the rpms would have to be on the low side for the counter to work.

Wire gauge looks like it's on the thicker side - 36 gauge or so? Not sure what the equivalent is in the UK without looking it up.

 

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Lets talk OHMs

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by Skeesix Jul 22, 2021. 1 Reply

Best Coils?

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by Skeesix Mar 20, 2019. 1 Reply

Wiring two P90s like P Bass pickups?

Started by ILL GREEN. Last reply by ILL GREEN Feb 14, 2019. 4 Replies

Making Useful Pickups With Neodymium

Started by David Harris. Last reply by John Mar 25, 2017. 7 Replies

Lathe turning a pickup

Started by Mr. Toad. Last reply by Mr. Toad Sep 27, 2016. 3 Replies

pre amps

Started by Mal Chilvers Sep 24, 2016. 0 Replies

New illinois guy (Geneva) Hi all

Started by Gary Ross. Last reply by Gary Ross Feb 21, 2015. 2 Replies

Soldering tips anyone?

Started by Wade. Last reply by Skeesix Aug 20, 2014. 8 Replies

hi

Started by Mal Chilvers. Last reply by Skeesix Jul 24, 2014. 1 Reply

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