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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: darkbluemurder on December 08, 2011, 05:44:41 PM

Title: VHII Question
Post by: darkbluemurder on December 08, 2011, 05:44:41 PM

Hi folks,

I have read many times that the VHII has asymmetrical winds but

1. do both bridge and neck versions have asymmetrical winds and

2. which coil has more winds on it - the screw coil or the slug coil?

Thanks and kind regards,

Stephan

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: Twinfan on December 08, 2011, 06:17:54 PM

1) Probably
2) No idea

Helpful aren't I?  :lol:

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: 4Eyes on December 08, 2011, 06:39:26 PM

1. I would say yes, because it's a part of it's sound. but it's question for Tim at BKP
2. I think that screw coil has more winds than slug coil. the main "job" of slug coil is to cancel the hum

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: Twinfan on December 08, 2011, 07:28:45 PM

But the slugs are normally used when split, so I would put extra on those if it was me....

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: 4Eyes on December 08, 2011, 10:52:05 PM

are you sure? I thought that slug coil is wired to the ground when push pull pot is pulled out :)

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: Twinfan on December 09, 2011, 08:22:05 AM

I'm sure.  The 'start' or 'hot' of a humbucker is usually the slug coil - see these BKP diagrams:

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/schematics/general/humbuckers/humbucker_colour_code_conversion_chart.pdf

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/schematics/general/humbuckers/2_hum__2_vol__2_push_pull_tone_coilsplit__3_way_toggle.pdf

For humbucker operation, a BKP has green/white together and earthed, red is 'hot' and black is earthed too.  If you split one, green and white go to earth therefore you're seeing red - green, the slug coil  ;)

Unless you wire it 'backwards' then you can have it the other way instead....

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: 4Eyes on December 09, 2011, 10:04:00 AM

yep, you're right. I don't know why I thought that opposite is true

Title: Re: VHII Question
Post by: darkbluemurder on December 09, 2011, 11:14:32 AM

Thanks guys!

Since I have a neck pickup I will measure and post the results. I don't have a bridge pickup yet. And I was not sure which wires belong to which coil but everything said so far makes perfect sense.

Once again thank you very much.

Cheers Stephan