Bartolini MK4CBC wiring issue

[lsp]

I'm replacing my Bartolini MK1's with the Bartolini MK4CBC's. The MK1's only had 1 wire and a brass plate with a wire on it, the MK4CBC's have 4 wires. I want to run in series only, I have the instructions but I am confused on what goes where now, help!

 

[maurilio]

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The brass plate is a shilding plate with a wire connected to ground

 

[lsp]

Can someone tell me where the 4 wires on the Bartolini MK4CBC's go? - and if I don't put them in the right place, will the pickups get damaged?, or just sound bad?

Thanks

 

[maurilio]

have you even checked the link I posted?

M

 

[lsp]

have you even checked the link I posted?

M

Yes I did, and thanks so much for the link, but I need a little more help. There are 3 places I can solder to on each control knob. And do I still need the brass plates?, sorry, but I am not very adept at this but want to learn, and not just take it to a store everytime I want to modify something.

Thanks!

 

[Ach]

there are no way to destroy a pickup via wrong soldering, the worst cases you'll meet are noisy or thin ouput

 

[Nidan]

you can also test the sound using some "test leads" i.e insulated alligator clips with the wire in between. Then you can hear the difference between the parallel/series , and if you have some DPDT switches you can access the single coils as well . Then solder up when you find the sound you like.