I don't know electrical theory but have been trying to learn as it apllies to pickups and guitar wiring. I read through the SD "wiring diploma" webpage articles but did not see my question explained there.
The diagram below is SD's wiring scheme for using an on/on switch, to toggle btw series and parallel wiring for a single humbucker. I don't have a problem understanding how/why that wiring scheme works when the push-pull is in the down position, which puts the two coils in series. Its clear that in that switch position, the two coils are being connected by the North coil's Finish (white) and the South coil Finish (red). Got it, makes sense.
But, i don't understand conceptually why a parallel result is achieved by connecting, as shown, the North Finish (white) to South Start (green) and the South Finish (red) to North Start (black) when the switch is in the up position. What is so special about that combination of the 4 conductor wires? Why couldn't instead the North Start (black) be connected to the North Finish (white), and South Finish (red) connected to South Start (green)... since that seems to avoid the two coils being connected to each other?
The diagram below is SD's wiring scheme for using an on/on switch, to toggle btw series and parallel wiring for a single humbucker. I don't have a problem understanding how/why that wiring scheme works when the push-pull is in the down position, which puts the two coils in series. Its clear that in that switch position, the two coils are being connected by the North coil's Finish (white) and the South coil Finish (red). Got it, makes sense.
But, i don't understand conceptually why a parallel result is achieved by connecting, as shown, the North Finish (white) to South Start (green) and the South Finish (red) to North Start (black) when the switch is in the up position. What is so special about that combination of the 4 conductor wires? Why couldn't instead the North Start (black) be connected to the North Finish (white), and South Finish (red) connected to South Start (green)... since that seems to avoid the two coils being connected to each other?
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