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Evening all. I've never swapped out pickups before so please be gentle. Could someone advise if/ how to put these EMG select J pups on to a pre wired j bass control plate? They only have one wire so I just wanted some guidance before trying and potentially making a mess.

http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/images/PUE/SEJ.jpg

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160696836278?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Thanks
Gem

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The one wire coming out of the pickups is coaxial (contains both wires)!

hear is the pdf for wiring instructions : [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/content/wiringdiagrams/SEJ_0230-0056.pdf"]http://www.emgpickups.com/content/wiringdiagrams/SEJ_0230-0056.pdf[/url] .. diagram 2 :)

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[quote name='EddyGlee' timestamp='1345673488' post='1780459']
The one wire coming out of the pickups is coaxial (contains both wires)!

hear is the pdf for wiring instructions : [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/content/wiringdiagrams/SEJ_0230-0056.pdf"]http://www.emgpickup...J_0230-0056.pdf[/url] .. diagram 2
[/quote]

that's what I was going to suggest - best to use wire strippers if you're not too confident, it can be a bit fiddly.

Remember not to blow on the solder joints as they are cooling, tempting though it is... :huh:

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[metalurgy]The metal cools too quickly and it alters the ratio of boundary to grain during their formation. [/metalurgy].

You can form air pockets in the joint which mean that the joint is only partly holding/conducting.

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[quote name='gemdids' timestamp='1346068876' post='1784755']
I'd assumed it was just because it weekens the joint, that's what I remember from electronics classes at school anyway.
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That's it; paul_5 was just explaining a bit more about how it weakens the joint.

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