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Topic: Humbucker wiring problem |
Brian Henry
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Posted 15 May 2011 2:04 pm |
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I have a no name humbucker pickup with 4 colors of wires- it has a red , a blue , a white and a black wire. I want to run straight to a jack with two terminals. Which wires should I combine to get a good sound?
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Jason Hull
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Posted 15 May 2011 4:19 pm
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| You need a meter to determine which wires are the coil ends. |
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Ron Pruter
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 16 May 2011 3:40 am
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Hi Brian.
Jason is right. Your four wires are, and color means nothing, one wire from the beginning of coil one and one from the end of coil one. The other two are, one wire from the beginning of coil two and lastly, the end of coil two. Two wires, one from each coil, just connect to each other and thats all. Make sure that connection touches nothing else, especialy a ground, or you will have a single coil pick up. The remaining two wires are what you'll connect to your jack. Not a bad idea to run another wire to the metal houseing of the PU to the ground of the jack also. If the PU sounds real nasal and weak, that means your Out Of Phase. Try connecting different wires. Try a bunch of different ways and you'll probably get lucky. Good Luck , Ron
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 16 May 2011 6:45 am
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| Any two wires that give you a reading should be from the same coil- the other two will be from the other coil. Connect one wire from each coil together and the remaining two to the output jack. If, as Ron said, you are left with a thin sound, they are probably out of phase so simply reverse either coil and you will have it. |
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 16 May 2011 12:50 pm
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Don't need a meter. Connect red wire to tip connection on the jack. Connect black to ground. Plug in and turn on amp (low volume.) Got sound? You found one of the coils. If not, try the white to ground, then the blue.
Suppose the blue gives you sound. Disconnect it from the ground, and connect it to the white. Connect the black to ground. If the sound is thin and nasal, reverse the black and white. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 May 2011 2:42 pm
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Rich,
I have a bunch of alligator clips, and short patch cords with alligator clip ends for just this sort of situation. Makes an easy job of it, as you don't have to solder anything until you've got it figured out. |
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Elton Smith
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 17 May 2011 6:20 pm
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Google in humbucker wiring and you can get a diagram.
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John Turbeville
From:
Carlsbad, ca
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Posted 27 May 2011 1:22 pm series and parallel
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I think its either put in parallel or series, not a phase thing-maybe just semantics. But for example if each coil is 8K, then in parallel it would read 4K, in series 16K. The 16K should sound good, the 4K weak and thin.
You can also put an on off switch in there to switch between 16K and a single side 8K. |
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John Turbeville
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Carlsbad, ca
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Posted 27 May 2011 1:23 pm
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| sorry, more to the point-just put the colored wires together and a black and white to the jack, then give it a try or multimeter it. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 18 Jun 2011 9:12 pm
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| Parallel wiring is useful if you want more clarity than a humbucker, but without any single-coil hum. |
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