Potting rewound coils

Ruel · 08-18-2006, 04:37 AM

I am about to rewind a coil from an ibanez V8 HB. After I wound it, do I assemble the HB then pot the whole thing or do I pot just the rewound coil?

I am really new at this thing.

NightWinder · 08-18-2006, 05:34 PM

Since you are new at this thing, potting will be nessesary. I would pot the coils "bare" with the leads hooked up. Take it out and assemble it,tape it. After assembly, put it back in the wax for just enough time for the wax to saturate the inner components. Pull it out and wipe immediately.
NOTE: Waxing takes the "breath of life" out of the pickup. If your winding tightly, waxing really isn't nessesary. What dcr are you winding too?
HAve fun and be careful!! Those little leads have a mind of their own!!LOL

Ruel · 08-22-2006, 04:19 AM

I will have to recheck the dcr of the good coil. It is a high out HB and if I remember right, the DCR of the good coil was something like 7+ or 8+. This is another of my worry. I will be using #42 single poly magnet wire. Will I be able to fit enough turns to rpoduce the desired DCR? Approximately, how many turns would be needed to reach say, 8+? I read from someone who posted here that he gets about .8K per 1000 turns of #42 wire.

Thanks for the advice.

NightWinder · 08-22-2006, 05:27 AM

With the Ibanez bobbins, you may get 8k with 42. Standard size, and vintage bobbins are much smaller. 8k with 42,,,,thats highly unlikely. Read the post again, he was talking about 43 at 1000 turns per1.0k. You need 43.
I guess it never hurts to try. Highly unlikely with 42, its all on the bobbin size. Sorry to be of little help,,,

08-18-2006, 04:37 AM	#1
Ruel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Pedro, Laguna, about 45 minutes to an hour from Manila Posts: 221	Potting rewound coils I am about to rewind a coil from an ibanez V8 HB. After I wound it, do I assemble the HB then pot the whole thing or do I pot just the rewound coil? I am really new at this thing.

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08-18-2006, 05:34 PM	#2
NightWinder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,070	Since you are new at this thing, potting will be nessesary. I would pot the coils "bare" with the leads hooked up. Take it out and assemble it,tape it. After assembly, put it back in the wax for just enough time for the wax to saturate the inner components. Pull it out and wipe immediately. NOTE: Waxing takes the "breath of life" out of the pickup. If your winding tightly, waxing really isn't nessesary. What dcr are you winding too? HAve fun and be careful!! Those little leads have a mind of their own!!LOL

08-22-2006, 04:19 AM	#3
Ruel Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Pedro, Laguna, about 45 minutes to an hour from Manila Posts: 221	I will have to recheck the dcr of the good coil. It is a high out HB and if I remember right, the DCR of the good coil was something like 7+ or 8+. This is another of my worry. I will be using #42 single poly magnet wire. Will I be able to fit enough turns to rpoduce the desired DCR? Approximately, how many turns would be needed to reach say, 8+? I read from someone who posted here that he gets about .8K per 1000 turns of #42 wire. Thanks for the advice.

08-22-2006, 05:27 AM	#4
NightWinder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,070	With the Ibanez bobbins, you may get 8k with 42. Standard size, and vintage bobbins are much smaller. 8k with 42,,,,thats highly unlikely. Read the post again, he was talking about 43 at 1000 turns per1.0k. You need 43. I guess it never hurts to try. Highly unlikely with 42, its all on the bobbin size. Sorry to be of little help,,,

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