carlsim Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Hi all... I need some wiring advice from you gurus out there! I have a cheap HarleyB musicman copy which is an ongoing project for me. I recently added a Warman pup which I really like and an Antec 2 band EQ which I'm not keen on. It's OK but has a blend pot which I have wired to select either or both coils. I really want a series parallel switch and I think I am going to plump for a Retrovibe Stinger circuit and add a switch (am taking advice from David at Retrovibe about which one to use). How do I wire a DPDT 2 way switch (I only want series or parallel - not bothered about split) to the warman pup to then get an output to the preamp? The Warman is wired as: Black = start / negative of coil 1 White = finish / positive of coil 1 Red = start / negative of coil 2 Green = finish / positive of coil 2 The red and white are combined for series - i got that from their website. I understand what series and parallel is - i just don't know how to wire this to a DPDT switch to get it right. There are 6 pins on the DPDT switch - could someone give me a layman's version of what I would need to do to make this work? Literally an idiots diagram? The Stinger has only a black wire for ground and a red wire for the hot pickup connection. Can anyone help me here?? Thanks Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) This is a diag for 4 wire split series/para P pickup from Maida Vale... Note: Red is Gnd and Black is hot... Edited February 3, 2023 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsim Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 I found these diagrams online… are these saying the same kinda thing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carlsim Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Is that right that start is the negative and finish is the positive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Wire Colours and Magnet Orientation may vary... which don't help, but if you can identify and Start Stop N S on your pickups you should be OK... If it isn't right, you can't break them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) I often use the attached Bartolini wiring PDF as a guide to wiring switches. Hope it helps 😁 Bartolini 4cnd_sw1 Wiring.pdf Edited February 5, 2023 by Acebassmusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsim Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 22 hours ago, Acebassmusic said: I often use the attached Bartolini wiring PDF as a guide to wiring switches. Hope it helps 😁 Bartolini 4cnd_sw1 Wiring.pdf 37.16 kB · 2 downloads This is what I am trying to achieve - I'm just getting a bit confused with the start / stop / +/- labelling and colours... On that page, Bartolini list the wiring as follows: Warman list the MM5 pup as: Black = start / negative of coil 1 White = finish / positive of coil 1 Red = start / negative of coil 2 Green = finish / positive of coil 2 So... does that mean that the wiring would be as below for the Warman pup?: If the listing on the Warman site is correct - start being negative and finish being positive - this should be correct?? Any help is most welcome!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I did a bit of checking on "start / finish" and what it means for pickups. Not having built any before I'd guestimated what they are meaning and "start" is the first piece of the wire wrapped onto the bobbin (and would be wired up as the negative). The "finish" is the last piece of the wire wrapped onto the bobbin which would be wired up as the positive. From what I can see in your post your last drawing (combining Warman wiring on the Bartolini switch) is correct. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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