How To Use A Multimeter | Tech Tips | Seymour Duncan
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Learn how to use a multimeter to check the DC Resistance of a 4-conductor humbucker, Strat single coil, Tele single coil, potentiometer, and resistor! 🎸🛠 Pickups are measured by their DC Resistance (DCR). The DC Resistance essentially tells you what the resistance is for the length of magnet wire being used on that particular pickup. If you suspect that the coil of a pickup may be bad, broken, or shorted out, the first thing to check (other than a visual inspection) is the DC Resistance.
All you need to check the DC Resistance is a digital or analog multimeter, and these simple techniques!
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) For pickups, set the multimeter to the 20k ohms setting. This will read a pickup's resistance that is under 20k.
2) DC Resistances will vary slightly from meter to meter and can vary A LOT depending on the temperature. If the pickup has been sitting in the sun or has just been wax potted, for example, it will have a higher resistance.
3) If the DCR is reading anywhere close to what it should be for the particular pickup model you are measuring, then you can be sure that the pickup coil is functioning properly and is not broken or shorted out.
4) If the reading shows nothing at all or "infinity" or "open," then you know that the pickup magnet wire is broken somewhere.
5) If the reading is sporadic or reads "0.00-0.01," then you know that the pickup's hot lead is shorting out to ground somewhere.
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Great video! It always blows my mind to think that the during the biggest, loudest rock shows on the planet the guitar's signal is passing through that itty bity bit of pickup wire. All hail the amplifier!
Brilliant! THank yOu, dude who made this video!! I just installed a Seymour Duncan into my Variax JTV-89 without hesitation. Here you gotta solder to a board with 5 preset component holes for every pickup wire and get the right wiring order. No sweat! Colors are for children right now.
*Knowing* > following instructions
Thank you for the knowledge infusion, much appreciated 👍👍. Just picked up a hot rails telecaster bridge position, a quarter pounder bridge tele pickup and a invader .. amazing tone's. Had to modify the bridge of the mim tele for the hot rails..? I never remember having to do that in the past. Probably end up buying a different bridge gotoh, Wilkinson etc..
Can’t imagine a world with Seymour Duncan!
I'm reading less ohms on the guitar cable, but when i use the multimeter at the pickup wires i get the factory spec. this normal?
Useful...
like your style
How about vintage single wire
Thank you that's really helpful but I have a problem, I'm testing a pair of humbuckers (not SD) when I test red and black wires the multimeter says 10.19 and when I test green and white it says 001, does that mean that one of the coils is broken?
Thanks for your help!
Same here
HELP HELP HELP.
Bought a pair of Seymour Duncan Distorsion Mayhem (new pickup 200€).
Neck works perfect, bridge don't (screw side is weak to the tap test).
I have this readings:
Total resistance (black+green): 8.8. ohm
South (red+green): 8.6 ohm
North (white+black): 8.83 ohm
South (red+black): 17.45 ohm !!!
North (white+green): 0.00 ohm !!!
What does this means?
Is the south pole wire broken?
This may sound obvious, my first time with a broken pickup. Thanks to who will answer me.
What kind of lead tip is that called?
mini hook
My SH-4 is 15.5k, should I try to solder again? Spec says it should have 16.4
Jesus that's really hot.... highest I've ever needed was 13.... heavy metal guy here
@@dh4094 It doesn't have that much to do with how hot _or cold?_ a pickup is. I have a 19.2k pickup which is a bit weaker than a Black Winter at around 16k+
Handwound pickups' tolerances vary a lot. Multimeter readings too. You should take into account other components like pots and wires also. Those have more weight than simple wire soldering. There's nothing wrong with your pickup
@@dh4094 mine is 12 but cant do chugs
Should start with a one minute get it done synopsis.
Dude...this sucks!! I put in a new bridge PU. First time soldering. The guitar is putting out low output.
SO IM like, Ill buy a meter and watch How To videos and figure out the problem.
But all these guys...the videos are either for people that already have some limited knowledge of circuitry or have no problem! lol
I tested my pickupsd the way he showed. On Ohms, right setting, volume knob up, touched the leads to the cable and no numbers. Open. Switvh to neck PU...same thing. Open. But this video must be for people who have no problems but just want to see that their are pickups work! lol
Where was the, "If you get an open reading on a pickup then that means etc etc?!?!?" Cos both are showing open and I know both PUs arent bad. UGH
3 plugs. 2 wires. 5th video in a row that doesnt say what to plug in where..
so you start raving about where to stick ya probe but nothing on how to set ya meter. yeah well ya can stick probe yeah