Thunderbird Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 [size=4]Hi all I recently got some new secondhand pickups and the wire is really short I am OK with a soldering iron but I want to know if I can remove the old wires from the PUP that are on the back which just look like they are held on with a blob of solder straight on to the magnet and solder on new ones or will doing this bugger the magnets up in the PUP? I would rather put new wire on instead of splicing the existing wires as it would be a neater repair any advice much appreciated guys as this is my task for the weekend lol [/size] [size=4]Thanks in advance[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The magnets shouldn't be soldered to. If they are then it might be an earth of some sort. Soldering at the pup end of the wire is tricky as you could end up de-soldering the coil wire inside. If in doubt leave it for a pro. If you want to risk it make sure you do it in quick dabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1391187994' post='2354421'] The magnets shouldn't be soldered to. If they are then it might be an earth of some sort. Soldering at the pup end of the wire is tricky as you could end up de-soldering the coil wire inside. If in doubt leave it for a pro. If you want to risk it make sure you do it in quick dabs. [/quote] Thanks for that I had a feeling I should not solder to the magnets and doubted myself so thought I best double check here looks like I will be joining the wires and tidying up with some heat shrink tubing not the end of the world but cheers for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1391188610' post='2354429'] ...thought I best double check here ...[/quote] Any chance of a photo or two..? We could give better help if we can see what you're describing. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hi Guys thank you for all your kind replies I am happy to tell you all that all is in hand now thanks to super basschatter who is helping me out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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