Wazkelly's EX-1

[Andy40]

Wait a minute!.....I just noticed this....is that "shag" carpet Waz in your first photos?

[wazkelly]

Wait a minute!.....I just noticed this....is that "shag" carpet Waz in your first photos?

Nah mate, just one of those shaggy rugs that were all the rage a few years ago. One of the types that shows the 'shading' when the pile is swept back in different directions.

Not as good as the Persian magic carpet in the background of your avatar. Must be a Queenslander though given the Maroon background base colour.

[wazkelly]

Split Coil wiring gremlin

Has anyone had a coil stop working on a Tonerider humbucker?

Wired this baby up with 2 Bourns mini 500k A push/pulls and it was working like a charm. Sadly it had been left in its case for over a year and when dragged out one day around xmas I found that bridge PUP was only operating on one coil and the push/pull no longer working?

Initially I thought it may be a faulty switch but when running a multi meter over the wires I get 4.22k reading across red & black which is for the north slug coil but nothing but "1" across green & white for the south screw coil? Bridge PUP is rated at 8.3k so 4.22k for one coil is about right.

Checked this out on a spare 4 wire humbucker and there should be same reading on opposing coils.

Looking forward to some expert replies before I rip out the PUP and send back under their 5 year warranty for a replacement.

[Simon Barden]

Not good, sorry to hear that Waz. Sounds like a wire has broken somewhere, or a poor solder joint has fallen apart. Can you get to the pickup bobbins to check that the windings are still intact on that coil? You might have to unscrew the back plate to get to it, at which point it may all become obvious.

[wazkelly]

Not good, sorry to hear that Waz. Sounds like a wire has broken somewhere, or a poor solder joint has fallen apart. Can you get to the pickup bobbins to check that the windings are still intact on that coil? You might have to unscrew the back plate to get to it, at which point it may all become obvious.

Thanks Simon. All screwed down and looks like it will have to come out for a closer inspection before considering any warranty claims.
Now a job for another day.

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[Simon Barden]

Might be easier then for warranty if you just ship it back as-is, as any attempt to dismantle the pup might invalidate the warranty.

It might be as something as stupid as the tape wrapping around the coils shrinking over time and pulling on one of the coil winding output wires and snapping it, which would mean a full re-wind to repair it. Which for a ToneRider, would cost as much as a new pickup if you couldn't do it yourself.

[wazkelly]

Might be easier then for warranty if you just ship it back as-is, as any attempt to dismantle the pup might invalidate the warranty.

It might be as something as stupid as the tape wrapping around the coils shrinking over time and pulling on one of the coil winding output wires and snapping it, which would mean a full re-wind to repair it. Which for a ToneRider, would cost as much as a new pickup if you couldn't do it yourself.

I think you might be right Simon.

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[wazkelly]

Awaiting replacement Tonerider Bridge PUP

As mentioned previously under this wiring pickups thread http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...273#post160273 Adam has been awesome in arranging a replacement for the faulty one under warranty.

While I am at it may as well replace all that cheap & nasty thin wire with some classic cloth push back stuff and generally tidy things up.

[wazkelly]

Replacement PUP arrived on Friday and got on with removal and re-installing earlier today....

Originally drilled a couple more holes for top-load mounting just in case I chose to swap the PUP out down the track and therefore kept original screw mounting intact. Originally I shaped up some timber to fill the deeper "holes" underneath the mounting lugs and first attempt was way too low. Second attempt required a false floor to be shaped which sits on top of the existing "PUP Cavity Floor" and once mounting lug screws are wound down they are long enough to grab the wood glued underneath from 1st attempt. For anyone contemplating this I would skip filling the 'Holes' and simply glue and screw down a false floor (6 or 7 mm ply from memory). Also cut some high density foam to exact size of distance between PUP base plate and bottom of mounting lugs to assist with keeping it level and also reduce any strange vibration noises being transmitted.



On this occasion couldn't be bothered doing the extra mounting screw holes and simply drilled out the existing solo ones as really happy with how these sound and therefore no chance of being swapped out.

[Simon Barden]

Well done, Waz.