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Post by fixmetal on Sept 27, 2006 3:59:29 GMT -5
Hi all. I recently installed an SHR1n in my Charvel.
Due to the shape of the Charvel's cavity, i had to modify the shape of the PU itself.
While doing the job, I cut off the wires and re-soldered them. This had been surely an idiot thing, because when I switch on the PU it gives a lot of hum when overdriven AND if I do not touch the strings.
I'm surely going to shield all the cavities, in order to reduce noise-effects (as I did before on my other axe).
Here is the question. Do you think I should re-wire in a unique wire the pickup?
If so, how would I do it? It seems to be a very hard work...
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Post by fixmetal on Sept 27, 2006 10:25:47 GMT -5
I don't think u got the point. I re-soldered the 4 wires correctly. Green with green red with red white with white ... should I go on?  I simply asked if it is possible that such a re-solder job could make any hum problems! |
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Post by ccoleman on Sept 27, 2006 11:32:23 GMT -5
YES, for example, if they are shorting out unintentionally, they could end up not humbucking and as a result, you get some hum.
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 27, 2006 15:28:26 GMT -5
I don't think u got the point....
...I simply asked if it is possible that such a re-solder job could make any hum problems! did you really ask that? c'mon now, be fair! Hi all. I recently installed an SHR1n in my Charvel.
Due to the shape of the Charvel's cavity, i had to modify the shape of the PU itself.
While doing the job, I cut off the wires and re-soldered them. This had been surely an idiot thing, because when I switch on the PU it gives a lot of hum when overdriven AND if I do not touch the strings.
I'm surely going to shield all the cavities, in order to reduce noise-effects (as I did before on my other axe).
Here is the question. Do you think I should re-wire in a unique wire the pickup?
If so, how would I do it? It seems to be a very hard work... personally i don't even know what: " re-wire in a unique wire the pickup" means. so i didn't even bother to try to reply. Wolf is a valued member of this forum, but doesn't often have time available to visit and contribute. let's make better use of his time. if "u" didn't word the question in a way, that clearly details what you are asking, then "u" shouldn't point the finger at Wolf, and say: " I don't think u got the point....". "u" dear friend, didn't make your point known. (can you tell that i think u instead of you, is cheesy?) Ccoleman has given you more info, and that's a good thing. but in the future, please try to examine your posts from the point of view, that the people reading them have. they can't read your mind, or know any details that are not in the post. some people, might think your response to Wolf was a bit rude. i'd like to think you just didn't phrase it very well. and will trying to do a better job of it, next time. hopefully Wolf will see it this way too, and not feel like he's wasting his time, trying to help people here. regards, unk |
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Post by ccoleman on Sept 27, 2006 15:50:49 GMT -5
as long as the wires are soldered solidly and NOT shorting out an anything... then it should be perfect. However this is assuming that the HEAT from your soldering iron hasn't MELTED some insulation and is causing a short somewhere...... check for that.. and measure all wires with an ohm-meter ASAP !!
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Post by wolf on Sept 28, 2006 0:26:48 GMT -5
unklmickey
Well put.
Yeah, I posted those replies from work (a job that is not in the least involved with guitars).
I know I haven't been posting very much in here in the past couple of months. Yes, I've been busy. Still, when a question appears in which I think I have a certain amount of knowledge (humbuckers for example), I'll get right on it.
At first I thought the reply was a little insulting but I thought I was being too easily offended. Now that I see your posting, well then, no sense helping anyone when I don't "get the point".
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Post by UnklMickey on Sept 28, 2006 8:48:58 GMT -5
hi Wolf,
that all sounds reasonable.
how about, we just wait for Fixmetal to clarify his meaning.
as i said before, maybe he just didn't say, what he meant to say.
no need for us to rush to judgment.
after all, choosing the right words isn't always an easy task.
the ball is in his court now, so until we hear from him, let's just put a question mark beside this issue, eh?
BTW, we don't tell you often enough, how much we appreciate it, when you can find the time to help.
+1
unk
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Post by fixmetal on Sept 29, 2006 11:30:16 GMT -5
Well what I meant (I thought I wrote it clearly tough, my bad. be quite ) is this: Take out the old cable (because it has been cut to accomodate the pickup in the cavity) and solder a new one like this  (see 1818). Well anyway I successful grounded the cavities and the pickup doesn't hum no more, even with that cut cable c u |
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