Stretched Wire

[Corcia]

I've hand-wound a set of strat PUs (42HFV), i've the suspect that I've been stretching the wire way too much.
I wound the neck PU at 8.000 turns and what I had was 6.1/6.15 k, then I wound the bridge PU trying to reduce the tension on the wire and what I've read was 6.8k (the last time i've wound a PU at 8700 turns i've read 7.1/7.2k), the wire is the one mojo sells, are these data coherent with your experience or i'm stretching the wire while wounding?
Which would be the effect on tone (if any) of stretched wire?

[big_teee]

I've hand-wound a set of strat PUs (42HFV), i've the suspect that I've been stretching the wire way too much.
I wound the neck PU at 8.000 turns and what I had was 6.1/6.15 k, then I wound the bridge PU trying to reduce the tension on the wire and what I've read was 6.8k (the last time i've wound a PU at 8700 turns i've read 7.1/7.2k), the wire is the one mojo sells, are these data coherent with your experience or i'm stretching the wire while wounding?
Which would be the effect on tone (if any) of stretched wire?

Ususally if you are applying to much tension on single coils you get Flared ends.
I suspect you are seeing the result of the amount of scatter.
The more uniform and less scatter you use it takes more turns to produce the same DCR.
The more scatter or Overlapping of wire it takes less turns for the same DCR.
Check the Coil Estimator, you can see the effect of scatter.
Coil Estimator
This Small wire won't stretch much, it just Breaks.
At least that has been my experience.
Good Luck,
Terry