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Post by georgeriley on Jan 18, 2014 12:39:49 GMT
I recently started a post with this heading but didnt get a response thought id try a different approach the Artec soundhole pickup i aquired i have now bought a end pin jack my end pin has 3 prongs on it where as my pickup has 2 wires on it a red 1 and a bare 1 can anyone please tell me which wire goes to which prong  |
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 18, 2014 13:04:22 GMT
Hi George, The red covered wire from your pickup is likely to be the "hot" signal wire, and the bare one (is that multi thin strands?) likely to be the "ground". That may be enough for you to decide what to do if yourr endpin has a wiring diagram. If not, and as I have no idea what your endpin looks like, the hot wire needs to go to one of the pins (probably the shorter one if they are different lengths)in the centre of the barrel, and the ground wire to the tag connected to the outside. Sorry not to be able to be more specific, but without seeing your endpin I can't say much more. This kind of thing -  is what I based my description on - anything like yours? Keith |
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 18, 2014 13:19:10 GMT
i have a pic of it but not sure how to put on here
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 18, 2014 13:35:50 GMT
i have a pic of it but not sure how to put on here If your pic is a very small file you can use the "Add attachment" grey button at the top right of the "Reply" (not Quick Reply) screen. More likely you'll need to upload your photo to a hosting site (such as eg Photobucket) - this will give you an IMG link to copy & paste into your Reply screen. The pic will appear when you actually post. Hope that helps. keith |
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 18, 2014 13:44:31 GMT
the pic is on my pc
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 18, 2014 13:49:21 GMT
That was the situation to which my previous post was referring. If it's less than 1mB you can upload direct as described above, if larger then use a hosting site as described above. Keith |
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 18, 2014 16:56:53 GMT
next slight problem pickup seems too small for the soundhole
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 18, 2014 17:21:55 GMT
next slight problem pickup seems too small for the soundhole ...can't you fit it off centre across the soundhole? Have you sorted your wiring query or are you still going to post a pic of the endpin? Keith |
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 18, 2014 17:25:57 GMT
no i havent as yet but i will post a pic correction the pickup is too big for the whole
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 19, 2014 17:23:12 GMT
Here it is Keith  |
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 19, 2014 18:30:53 GMT
Good! The arrangement of the business end of that one is similar to the one I pictured earlier.
So, wire it as I described above - solder red wire to the shorter of the two tags with holes, solder bare wire to the long tag,folding over the bits on the end of it and crimp with pliers to hold the entire cable firmly, preventing the connections from being stressed.
Keith
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 19, 2014 19:15:28 GMT
cheers buddy ill let you know how i get on  lol |
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Post by georgeriley on Jan 20, 2014 20:27:46 GMT
just going back to this one again guys is there a neat way i can make my soundhole a touch bigger?
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Post by alig on Jan 20, 2014 20:58:42 GMT
just going back to this one again guys is there a neat way i can make my soundhole a touch bigger? Hmm. I'd be reluctant to tackle that myself… I'd be tempted to speak to a tame luthier - perhaps Dave White…? - for some advice. Alasdair. |
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 20, 2014 22:57:38 GMT
just going back to this one again guys is there a neat way i can make my soundhole a touch bigger?   As if you would.  Keith |
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