Eyelets on single-string coils?

[Stealth]

For those of you who dared make single-string coils, I've a very simple question. Once you have a wound coil with a start and end, no breaks, rather reasonably flat layers, how do you terminate the wires? I already plan on mounting them coils on a FR4 baseplate with pre-drilled pickup holes (and traces for series/parallel/flexible wiring), but how do I make sure I get the ends don't get broken?

[David Schwab]

I don't use eyelets on single string coils. I use 1" hookup wires.

Thats how the Wal pickups are made too. The hookup wires solder to the circuit board the coils are sitting on.

[Stealth]

Thanks, David. I'll give that method a shot, then.

[Marko Ursin]

On the latest few I've taped the coils so that there's some slack in the wires in case the wire brokes. Then I've made a base plate with eylets, wired the coils to the base plate and soldered the wires to the eylets. Then wax potting. Has worked fine so far. Saves quite a lot time when I don't need to solder the hookup wires.




Marko

[Jan666]

Hello Guys and David
I'm new hier and have to get to know how to do things.
I have a ? for David
Can you please let me know how to make a working HSH set.
I wind but mid PU dosnt sound well in 2 and 4 posation.
I wind all the PU's CCW,Can you please help me to do it right.
Thank you
Jan

[David Schwab]

Hello Guys and David
I'm new hier and have to get to know how to do things.
I have a ? for David
Can you please let me know how to make a working HSH set.
I wind but mid PU dosnt sound well in 2 and 4 posation.
I wind all the PU's CCW,Can you please help me to do it right.
Thank you
Jan

Your middle pickup is out of phase. Just swap the swop the ground and hot on the middle pickup.

[Jan666]

Hello
Cool
It works Thank you so very much ,,almost got me crazy .
Thanks a lot man

Jan

[belwar]

On the latest few I've taped the coils so that there's some slack in the wires in case the wire brokes. Then I've made a base plate with eylets, wired the coils to the base plate and soldered the wires to the eylets. Then wax potting. Has worked fine so far. Saves quite a lot time when I don't need to solder the hookup wires.




Marko

THAT is SICK!!! Love it. One of my favorite pickups i've seen on here. Nicely done

[Marko Ursin]

Thanks belwar. It's a bit tight fit but it JUST fits in an EMG size cover.
Marko

[David Schwab]

Thanks belwar. It's a bit tight fit but it JUST fits in an EMG size cover.
Marko

Is that forbon? What did you use to cut it? Very clean looking.

[Marko Ursin]

It's fiber board that's used for bobbins, I guess it is forbon. I use electric scroll saw and sanding disc for shaping. The bobbin plates are turned in drill press from same fiber board. I'm thinking about making the base plate out of circuit board material. I could etch the contacts and get rid of eyelets and save some more time.

[David Schwab]

I'm thinking about making the base plate out of circuit board material. I could etch the contacts and get rid of eyelets and save some more time.

That's how the real thing is. Those bobbins came out very nice.