advice wanted!
Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:15 am
hi gang, right i've been a right c**k head...as some may be aware ive been putting together an 8 string lapsteel...anyways, i was stripping it down to put on a few last coats of lacquer when i noticed i'd screwed a screw straight through the pickup cable 
and as i removed the screw it came away in 2 pieces,one attached to the pots, the other much shorter bit attached to the pickup...what i want to know is can i rescue said pickup by soldering the wires back together and covering with plastic sleeve or is it a lost cause in which case i have to buy a new pickup? cheers terry 
and as i removed the screw it came away in 2 pieces,one attached to the pots, the other much shorter bit attached to the pickup...what i want to know is can i rescue said pickup by soldering the wires back together and covering with plastic sleeve or is it a lost cause in which case i have to buy a new pickup? cheers terry
Re: advice wanted!
Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:59 am
Hi Terry,
If its a straight break in the cable, then yep! soldering them back should be ok, certainly worth a try, I cant see that its going to make any difference to the pathway, simple pick up wiring is passive, carries hardly any voltage, so no danger there.
As long as you clean the wire first and make a good clean job of the soldering. And as you say- screen the finished job with cable sleeve or even neatly applied insulting tape will suffice.
Best of luck with it.
Hows things going youre end?
Dave.
If its a straight break in the cable, then yep! soldering them back should be ok, certainly worth a try, I cant see that its going to make any difference to the pathway, simple pick up wiring is passive, carries hardly any voltage, so no danger there.
As long as you clean the wire first and make a good clean job of the soldering. And as you say- screen the finished job with cable sleeve or even neatly applied insulting tape will suffice.
Best of luck with it.
Hows things going youre end?
Dave.
Re: advice wanted!
Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:21 pm
cheers dave, ill give it a bash...things are ok, had some health problems, gotta go into hospital wednesday for a minor op nowt drastic...buried 3 old pals from back in the day over the last month, age catches up with us all...hows things with ya goodself ?
Re: advice wanted!
Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:01 pm
well, it worked 
restrung with new lighter gauge strings [cheap] sounds nice apart from the buzz on 3 strings 
just cant get this nut right, i think i know what to do, just cant seem to do it right...damn n blast
restrung with new lighter gauge strings [cheap] sounds nice apart from the buzz on 3 strings just cant get this nut right, i think i know what to do, just cant seem to do it right...damn n blast