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I know this is a niche topic, but here's a pair of Peavey T-60 pickups I tore down and rebuilt.
The "autopsy" photoes and discussion about T-60 "toaster" vs "blade" pickups are here: http://music-electronics-forum.com/t32780/
This is a personal milestone- my first pickups wound with a motorized winder (a vintage Singer Featherweight sewing machine).
The bridge pickup originally measured 4.0K and 4.35K; the neck pickup was open.
Decided to install 4-conductor plus ground for flexibility.
Stripped the epoxy potting with a heat gun, a plastic probe, and some swear words.
Broke some stuff in the process, but managed to salvage everything but the thin plastic potting tubs.
Wound the neck to 4500 and 4700 turns (~3.6-3.7K) and the bridge to 5000 and 5200 turns (3.9-4.0K).
Bobbins individually potted in beeswax/parafin mixture.
To maintain the look, I vacuum-formed a pair of black plastic faceplates from .02" styrene.
Backed the faceplates with copper foil & covered the foil with clear tape to prevent electrical shorts.
Both the faceplate and the steel blades are tied to ground.
For strain relief, I ran the lead wires between the coils to exit through the side "opposite" from the terminal pins.
The pickup assemblies are stuck to the baseplates with double-sided foam tape.
Pickups potted a 2nd time with covers on.
Although fugly under the cover, the pickups work just dandy.
Clean, bright, possibly less noisy in SC mode than before (possibly wishful thinking).
The "autopsy" photoes and discussion about T-60 "toaster" vs "blade" pickups are here: http://music-electronics-forum.com/t32780/
This is a personal milestone- my first pickups wound with a motorized winder (a vintage Singer Featherweight sewing machine).
The bridge pickup originally measured 4.0K and 4.35K; the neck pickup was open.
Decided to install 4-conductor plus ground for flexibility.
Stripped the epoxy potting with a heat gun, a plastic probe, and some swear words.
Broke some stuff in the process, but managed to salvage everything but the thin plastic potting tubs.
Wound the neck to 4500 and 4700 turns (~3.6-3.7K) and the bridge to 5000 and 5200 turns (3.9-4.0K).
Bobbins individually potted in beeswax/parafin mixture.
To maintain the look, I vacuum-formed a pair of black plastic faceplates from .02" styrene.
Backed the faceplates with copper foil & covered the foil with clear tape to prevent electrical shorts.
Both the faceplate and the steel blades are tied to ground.
For strain relief, I ran the lead wires between the coils to exit through the side "opposite" from the terminal pins.
The pickup assemblies are stuck to the baseplates with double-sided foam tape.
Pickups potted a 2nd time with covers on.
Although fugly under the cover, the pickups work just dandy.
Clean, bright, possibly less noisy in SC mode than before (possibly wishful thinking).
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