home made Pickup winder

RufusSPatches · #1 04-21-2011, 10:47 AM

Anyone know a way to MAKE a pick-up winder for very little money? The motor, gears and mounts are easy, but how do I set up something to count windings? really all I need is a way to count the windings while the motor spins. i would like to experiment with my own pickups, i just don't have time to wind them and count them by hand.

Dave Kerr · #2 04-21-2011, 02:16 PM

Get a bike odometer and set the wheel circumference to 1 meter. The one I bought cost about $12, is accurate to within 10 turns, and took all of 3 minutes to set up..

FunkMetalBass · #3 04-21-2011, 04:54 PM

A quick google search yields many options.

Google

RufusSPatches · #4 04-22-2011, 08:46 AM

Dave Kerr- you may be a genius. -R.S.P.

Dave Kerr · #5 04-23-2011, 01:50 PM

Far from it - a pro (a good one, at that) on another forum suggested it. I figured if a guy who has made many more coils that I will in a lifetime takes this approach, it's good enough for a hobby guy like me.

Milothicus · #6 04-25-2011, 03:01 PM

another option I've been thinking of trying is a pedometer. they're usually cheap, too. inside is usually a spring-loaded arm with a weight on it, so everytime it gets shaken up and down, it adds a step to the count. rig it up tto be tripped by something passing by and it will count directly.

nacho-m · #7 04-25-2011, 09:20 PM

ask google about the door-magnet/cheap-calculator wind counter... cheap, easy and 100% accuracy.