Originally posted by Untitled_Project
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So using the coil estimator i put in 11k for the output with 42 awg wire. It gave me 11557. would I wind one bobbin with this number and then wind the other bobbin to 9930 (43 awg).....I'm pretty sure this is wrong. What if I split each number....5779 on one bobbin and 4965 on the other....would this roughly equal 11k?
So as an example, I can wind two coils, one with 42 and one with 43. If I did 5,000 turns on both, the coil wound with 42 would be about be 5K, and the coil with 43 will be about 7K. That's 12K, but each coil is not half of that. So you can't just divide the 11K in half.
Also, don't expect that they used the same number of turns on each bobbin! They probably didn't. Also.. we don't know what gauge wire is being used. Might be 43 & 44, etc. That's why taking a reading off a real pickup would help.
I just want to get myself all of the necessary info before I begin to build this.
I just read the patents and they helped a lot. The 5mil patent also described using a type of base plate holder beneath the bobbin...which would you suggest the baseplate holder or the slugs?
I'm trying to get my hands on a crunchlab asap...Would measuring each coil cause me to dismantle the pickup?
And how can I find the magnet strength and ceramic class...
I did a copy of an Air Norton based on an examination like this. I used the calculator, but I came out under spec. But it turned out sounding great, so I didn't care if it was an exact copy. I didn't bother to rewind it. That's probably as close as you will get... a similar sounding pickup.
Plus, have you even played this pickup? Are you sure you really want it? If you are trying to sound like John Petrucci, having the same pickup wont do it.
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