Just finished winding, still need to wire up and pot them.L-R walnut 3 pole 8000 winds, sapele 4 pole 7000 winds, oak 4 pole 8500 winds. The sapele and oak ones will both be going on the same guitar in the neck and bridge position.
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Cameron, i built a winder recently and installed a digital counter which I bought from eBay. The counter came with a reed-switch and magnet. I glued the magnet to the 'paddle' where the bobbin is mounted. Every time the paddle turns, the magnet passes the reed-switch, and counts another revolution. The counter, switch, and magnet cost about $20. It came from a vendor in China.
Thanks, Richey. Left my computer on cigar box nation all day while I was at work. Not too sure how I would do a counter for it. Some sort of hack or another. I saw one on youtube but it didn't explain how to make it.
Hey Cameron. In layman's terms (which are the only terms in which in understand guitar pickups), the more winds the hotter and therefore more powerful the pickup. A pickup in the neck position has fewer winds because the strings vibrate more freely there. In the bridge position the strings are less mobile but the tone is clearer, so you need more winds on a bridge pickup to compensate. You can make a counter for your winder if you wish, but my approach is much more low tech: I use a hand cranked drill clamped to a desk with has a 1:4 turn ratio. I attach the bobbin to the drill and feed the copper wire by hand. I do 50 turns, check for tangles, do another 50 and mark a tally. Repeat 20 times and you have 8000 winds. It's easier than it sounds and takes about 20 minutes, with practice. Feel free to friend and pm me if you have any questions. I would encourage you to give it a try as I find it one of the most rewarding parts of a build.
Okay, somebody educate this newbie. I want to use 3 pole pickups but A) what does the higher winding count do, and B) how do you know how many you have? I'd love to learn how to build my own.
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Thanks, Richey. Left my computer on cigar box nation all day while I was at work. Not too sure how I would do a counter for it. Some sort of hack or another. I saw one on youtube but it didn't explain how to make it.
Okay, somebody educate this newbie. I want to use 3 pole pickups but A) what does the higher winding count do, and B) how do you know how many you have? I'd love to learn how to build my own.
Cheers Rob. Going to have to watch the highlights this morning - working early today :-(
Looking good! Half-time! 1-1 I'm sure you're watching. Good Luck.
Thanks, that's good to know, Richey. It seems easier and less time consuming than the tiny little eyelets I use.
Nice work! Are those brass screws? Is it easy to solder onto brass?
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