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Larry Hillman

 

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New York, USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 6:32 am    
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just built a new pickup for my 8 string. 3" bar
magnet / 3700 turns .036 wire. am only getting 1000
ohms. does not sound great. any ideas?
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Andy Zynda


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Wisconsin
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 6:43 am     Nuts, all that wrok....
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Should have come out to just over 10K ohms. There must be a short somewhere.
-andy z-
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Rick Aiello


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Berryville, VA USA
Post  Posted 18 Feb 2008 7:50 am    
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When you say .036 wire ... do you mean ... AWG 36 gauge ... ???

Then 1000 ohms for 3700 turns sounds about right.

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does not sound great.


Try another 1300 - 1800 turns ... and you'll like the sound alot better Mr. Green

For a 3" blade ... using AWG 38 gauge ... and winding to 5000 to 5500 turns ...

I get in the neighborhood of 2000 to 2500 ohms (2.0 K to 2.5 K) ... Mr. Green
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