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Permalink Reply by Jim Mitchell on August 8, 2010 at 2:04pm

Sorry I don't have an answer for you on direction for winding pickups. But I would love to see some pics of your winder. Also what is you solution for counting the revolutions? Nice builds btw. Jim

Permalink Reply by Dale CGB Nichols on August 8, 2010 at 4:21pm

Byron: I don't know the electronics, but if the coil is symmetrical can't just turn it upside down to switch the winding direction? Dale

Permalink Reply by Naz Nomad on August 8, 2010 at 8:01pm

It doesn't matter which direction you wind it, but reversing the winding on a pickup will merely reverse the phase of the pickup.

Use whatever direction suits your setup best.

Permalink Reply by Bryon Dodds on August 9, 2010 at 12:39pm

Jim Mitchell said:

Sorry I don't have an answer for you on direction for winding pickups. But I would love to see some pics of your winder. Also what is you solution for counting the revolutions? Nice builds btw. Jim

AS for counting I have an old tape recorder that has a build in counter I was thinking about glueing it to the out side and then attaching a rubber band to thew base of the winder to the cog of the counter and it should work,that or as the old saying goes when it's full it should be enough.

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Permalink Reply by Dale CGB Nichols on August 9, 2010 at 1:00pm

Jim: Looks like a great setup! What is the wire gauge? Dale

Permalink Reply by Bryon Dodds on August 9, 2010 at 4:55pm

It's 42 awg


Dale CGB Nichols said:

Jim: Looks like a great setup! What is the wire gauge? Dale

Permalink Reply by Bob Harrison on August 9, 2010 at 5:10pm

In all my travels I have never seen a sewing machine like that. As far as the direction goes I don't know either. But I bet it does not matter untill you have two on your instrument. Nice job on the bobbin.

Cheers
Bob:)

Bryon Dodds said:

It's 42 awg


Dale CGB Nichols said:

Jim: Looks like a great setup! What is the wire gauge? Dale

Permalink Reply by Michael R Cossey on August 12, 2010 at 12:38am

Nice setup, I want one of those sewing machines...nice n compact...

Permalink Reply by eric gittins on August 30, 2010 at 1:52am

The winding direction doesn't matter at all, but when you hook up your lead wires the conventional wisdom is to wire the START as earth (ground), and the FINISH as hot. This way if the magnets corrode at all and short the windings, they can only become earthed, not hot. If the magnets become connected to the hot end of the winding they will generate noise if you touch them, like when you touch the tip of a guitar lead which is plugged into an amp.

Looks like a fine winder.
cheers
eric

Permalink Reply by Bryon Dodds on August 30, 2010 at 1:48pm

Thank you very much that was something that was burning in my brain.Cheers and happy building

eric gittins said:

The winding direction doesn't matter at all, but when you hook up your lead wires the conventional wisdom is to wire the START as earth (ground), and the FINISH as hot. This way if corrode at all and short the windings, they can only become earthed, not hot. If the magnets become connected to the hot end of the winding they will generate noise if you touch them, like when you touch the tip of a guitar lead which is plugged into an amp.

Looks like a fine winder.
cheers
eric