Need advice on reinstalling Mullen Pickup

Tim Vandeville · From: Wisconsin, USA

I have a S10 Discovery. I changed out the pickup and put in a George L 10-1. Didnt like the sound so now Im trying to get the original pickup back in. I put it back in and ran the white wire to one side of the jack. I ran the bare wire to the other side and added another wire and ran it down to a screw. (thats how I remember it coming off). Started to restring and decided to see if it worked. It was cutting in and out real bad. So I pulled the jack and hooked my tuner to it...if I jiggle the wires the tuner says on. If I shake the jack the tuner cuts out.

Do I have this thing wired correctly?

Does it matter which posts on the jack the wires are connected to?

Could I have messed up the jack while trying to solder on it?

Never soldered before ( and by the looks of it I can scratch that off my things I want to do for a living list Very Happy

) I put the wires thru the holes..twisted them around the posts and them put some solder on it. Feel free to point out if I did something wrong.

Thanks for any advice.

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

At least one of your joints is bad. With only one pickup, polarity doesn't really matter.
Did you use flux? It REALLY helps make a bond.
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Tim Vandeville · From: Wisconsin, USA

Thanks Lane

I believe your right. I finally found a youtube video that shows how the soldering should have been done. Apparently the only thing I got right when I did it was plugging in the iron and not burning the house down.

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