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Coil Splitting

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Does anyone here know if I could coil split a 2 conductor/wire pickup somehow? I wouldn't connect it to any tone knobs, just volume so I dont know if that makes any difference?

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BowTie29 wrote:Does anyone here know if I could coil split a 2 conductor/wire pickup somehow? I wouldn't connect it to any tone knobs, just volume so I dont know if that makes any difference?

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I don't believe it is possible to split a 2 conductor pickup since both magnets are wired with one wire.
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if it's a humbucker, then yes, it can be converted, but it's tricky.
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Here is some info which might help...


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Haha, I searched and read some stuff but just was seeing if anyone here had any experience or their own knowledge on this
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it can be done but if you have to ask the question then it probably isn't something you should try and do....don't wanna sound like a dick but it is true
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dannyahansen wrote:I don't believe it is possible to split a 2 conductor pickup since both magnets are wired with one wire.
if it's a humbucker, then it's only 1 magnet ;)

basically, you have 2 coils, both wrapped with an awful
lot of copper wire. Both coils have a start and an end.
Let's call them A, B, C and D. Then you have the grounding
wire that's connected to the baseplate.

Now, in the construction as a whole, you could say that
A and D are the start/end of the pickup, whereas B and C
are soldered together(lift the tape around the pickup and you'll
see for yourself ;) ). What you need to do is to remove the tape,
break the connection between B/C and lengthen each wire and BAM...

...you have a 4 conductor pickup :D
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BowTie29 wrote:Haha, I searched and read some stuff but just was seeing if anyone here had any experience or their own knowledge on this

Sometimes I can't resist being a smartass!
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Paul Wolfe wrote:
BowTie29 wrote:Haha, I searched and read some stuff but just was seeing if anyone here had any experience or their own knowledge on this

Sometimes I can't resist being a smartass!
we know ;)
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Better than being a dumbass, though.
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Paul Wolfe wrote:Better than being a dumbass, though.
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Stiltzkin wrote:
dannyahansen wrote:I don't believe it is possible to split a 2 conductor pickup since both magnets are wired with one wire.
if it's a humbucker, then it's only 1 magnet ;)

basically, you have 2 coils, both wrapped with an awful
lot of copper wire. Both coils have a start and an end.
Let's call them A, B, C and D. Then you have the grounding
wire that's connected to the baseplate.

Now, in the construction as a whole, you could say that
A and D are the start/end of the pickup, whereas B and C
are soldered together(lift the tape around the pickup and you'll
see for yourself ;) ). What you need to do is to remove the tape,
break the connection between B/C and lengthen each wire and BAM...

...you have a 4 conductor pickup :D
What I should have said is "no it can't be done unless you modify it".

Didn't think most people wanted to actually do that. For me the task is too much of a head ache. I would have just bought a 4 conductor pickup.
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dannyahansen wrote: I would have just bought a 4 conductor pickup.
I probably would too :)
but really, if you know how to handle a soldering iron(and if you're cheap) it's as easy as
installing a pickup to the pots, controls etc :)
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Stiltzkin wrote:
I probably would too :)
but really, if you know how to handle a soldering iron(and if you're cheap) it's as easy as
installing a pickup to the pots, controls etc :)
man you're doing a lot of dredging.....are you trying to bring some life bak to the board :mrgreen:
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I hope :)
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