43 PE

[Jeff Callahan]

Does anyone have another source for Elektrisola 43 PE? MWS is back 6 weeks! Someone bought them out and the back log I'm told is 4,000 lbs. Could use something else but I would like to stick with what I'm used to.

Thanks,
Jeff

[kevinT]

Elektrisola is making MWS' PE? I didn't know that.

Does anyone have another source for Elektrisola 43 PE? MWS is back 6 weeks! Someone bought them out and the back log I'm told is 4,000 lbs. Could use something else but I would like to stick with what I'm used to.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Chris Klein]

Elektrisola is making MWS' PE? I didn't know that.

Elektrisola is the only wire manufacturer producing PE, according to MWS. Through email communication Elektrisola acquired REA wire, so I guess Elektrisola is just the parent company.

MWS estimated ship date for 43PE nom/min is 2nd week of june, as of today. They have plenty of 43PE nom/max and 43PE full range in stock.

[Jeff Callahan]

Elektrisola is the only wire manufacturer producing PE, according to MWS. Through email communication Elektrisola acquired REA wire, so I guess Elektrisola is just the parent company.

MWS estimated ship date for 43PE nom/min is 2nd week of june, as of today. They have plenty of 43PE nom/max and 43PE full range in stock.

That's what they told me too. I haven't used nom/max or full range, what's the difference between nom/max and full range? I know the OD of the nom/max is bigger than the nom/min, but don't know about full range. Approximately how many turns would you lose on a typical humbucker bobbin, or how much resistance would you lose? (assuming a fully wound bobbin).

Thanks, Jeff

[Possum]

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What is "full range" wire, never heard of that...

[Joe Gwinn]

What is "full range" wire, never heard of that...

Whoa! They are probably talking about wire diameter, not musical pitch and tone.

[Bruce Johnson]

I'm sure they're talking about the tolerance range on the diameter. "Full range" means min/max. That is, the actual diameter will be between the min and max specs for that gauge, but could vary anywhere within that range throughout the spool. It's a wider tolerance range than either nom/min or nom/max. It's probably less expensive, if you're not as fussy.

[David King]

Isn't that exactly what we want to recreate old pickups for old folks that aren't as fussy?

[Bruce Johnson]

There's a marketing angle there somewhere...

"Our pickups are just as sloppy in construction as the legendary old pickups were."

or

"We precisely measured the poor tolerances in classic old pickups and replicated them exactly."

or

"Less fussy pickups for less fussy players."

[David King]

"Hey Meathead! We gotta some wire here, you wannit? you buy it
What gauge? Are you kidding wid me? What you care about gauge now? Dis is wire man -ain't got no gauge. Yeah, you go make some nice pickups wid it now and leavus the hell alone. OK? Yeah whaddever!"