Rewinding Pickups

DolbyR · 28th July 2006, 06:18 PM

Im about to rewind a dead single-coil pickup i have. I just have some doubts about the wire, is this actually the same wire used to wind transformers or its something more specific. I also read somewhere that i should magnetise the coil but i didnt find out how its done.

Stocker · 28th July 2006, 08:01 PM

The pickup wire is just very fine magnet wire, like you might find in a transformer... hundreds or thousands of turns of it.

sreten · 31st July 2006, 10:45 AM

Hi,

you do not need to magnetise the coil.

A dead pick-up - very unusual the break is in the middle of the coil -
so most can be repaired by re-establishing the connections at both
ends - any turns you unwind to do this will make little difference.

/sreten.

DolbyR · 31st July 2006, 10:50 AM

thanks again sreten

well i was planning on repairing it the way u said...however it was in about 1000 pieces...its just my fault...i was making something and i used the screwdriver too violently

anyway i got a used humbucker for 10 bucks so i'll leave the rewinding for later time when i find some magnet wire in smaller spools...as the shops here are selling spools of 1kg to up and it will cost too much to order them from stewmac too

28th July 2006, 06:18 PM	#1
DolbyR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Rewinding Pickups Im about to rewind a dead single-coil pickup i have. I just have some doubts about the wire, is this actually the same wire used to wind transformers or its something more specific. I also read somewhere that i should magnetise the coil but i didnt find out how its done.

28th July 2006, 08:01 PM	#2
Stocker diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin	The pickup wire is just very fine magnet wire, like you might find in a transformer... hundreds or thousands of turns of it. __________________ Jesus loves you.

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31st July 2006, 10:45 AM	#3
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, you do not need to magnetise the coil. A dead pick-up - very unusual the break is in the middle of the coil - so most can be repaired by re-establishing the connections at both ends - any turns you unwind to do this will make little difference. /sreten.

31st July 2006, 10:50 AM	#4
DolbyR diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	thanks again sreten well i was planning on repairing it the way u said...however it was in about 1000 pieces...its just my fault...i was making something and i used the screwdriver too violently anyway i got a used humbucker for 10 bucks so i'll leave the rewinding for later time when i find some magnet wire in smaller spools...as the shops here are selling spools of 1kg to up and it will cost too much to order them from stewmac too

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