43 AWG problem

[lordnikon]

When i start to wind a coil i can get to around 200 wounds and it will still read a resistance of about .2 kohms but if i begin to wind any farther than that the coil won't read anymore. I completely unwound the pickup and there were no breaks at all. i have absolutely no clue what is going on. any help????

[Dr. Guitar]

You probably are, but... make sure you recoat the wire where you tested it, with something, so it isn't shorting out.

[lordnikon]

that is what's odd though is that it will be the very first time i test the coil so when i unwind it, i just go ahead and discard that wire and start with something fresh. could it be that i am putting too much tension on the wire when i'm winding it?

[Possum]

too tight....

Weird, I posted this before and it disappeared. Yes you are winding too tight, especially if its plain enamel which shorts out real easy with tight winds. You want to wind so you're not stretching the wire, you don't need much tension with the thinner guages....

[lordnikon]

thanks for the help. it was really starting to get on my nerves that it kept on happening. this time i'll watch how much tension i put on there.

[David Schwab]

Weird, I posted this before and it disappeared.

That's happened to me twice here... I figured I forgot to hit the post button, but I never forget that.

[Possum]

Dave...

Well Dave it happened again, I just read your post and it vanished while I was reading it. Your photo is starting to fade, ok time travelers your game is up, they're taking you back home.......hope this gets posted....

[mkat]

lol, I've had complete posts disappear too. So, I usually do a select all and copy prior to submitting.

[Spence]

When i start to wind a coil i can get to around 200 wounds and it will still read a resistance of about .2 kohms but if i begin to wind any farther than that the coil won't read anymore. I completely unwound the pickup and there were no breaks at all. i have absolutely no clue what is going on. any help????

My guess is that you have your meter on the wrong setting and once you have exceeded something like 1 KOhm your meter will just show nothing or a zero.

[Zhangliqun]

Spence may be onto something there. Fiddle a bit with the meter settings. The wrong setting will just round the number off and create the illusion that the DCR is the same.

[Possum]

shitty wire....

Man this REA 43 PE is shit, any tension at all and the coils go DEAD. Just like good old Korean crap....

[Joe Gwinn]

Man this REA 43 PE is shit, any tension at all and the coils go DEAD. Just like good old Korean crap....

How old is the REA wire?

[Possum]

...........

Its current issue, REA is the only PE maker in the US and their stuff is mediocre.....

[Joe Gwinn]

Its current issue, REA is the only PE maker in the US and their stuff is mediocre.....

Try to send it back for a refund as being unwindable, and see what they say. Perhaps it will be illuminating.

[Possum]

....

I'll ask if anyone has had similar problems, I also think I heard they aren't selling 43 PE anymore too. There's no other choices, poly wire is all thats left. MWS basically sells wire, they don't cherry pickup no matter how much wire you buy, and REA is the only PE maker left in the US. They would only ship me another of the same..