Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
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Demina
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Re: Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
Assuming you are using the JB in the bridge position, this wiring diagram should get what you want. I am not absolutely sure which coil is the "outside" one, but I believe it is the South coil on the bridge, and that's how I drew it up. Let me know if you have problems or questions, or if you are putting the JB in the neck instead of the bridge.
Assuming you are using the JB in the bridge position, this wiring diagram should get what you want. I am not absolutely sure which coil is the "outside" one, but I believe it is the South coil on the bridge, and that's how I drew it up. Let me know if you have problems or questions, or if you are putting the JB in the neck instead of the bridge.
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Re: Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
The diagram above is incorrect.
For the coil split to work, the linked red/white conductors need to be shunted to ground.
In the diagram above, the red/white pair is neither grounded for splitting nor does it become the sole output.
If red/white were intended to be the Split mode output, the black conductor should cease to be connected as an output.
The diagram above is incorrect.
For the coil split to work, the linked red/white conductors need to be shunted to ground.
In the diagram above, the red/white pair is neither grounded for splitting nor does it become the sole output.
If red/white were intended to be the Split mode output, the black conductor should cease to be connected as an output.
Demina
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Re: Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
I didn't shunt the red/white to ground because he wanted the south coil (outside if I'm not mistaken) to be active.
With the switch down (back), the contacts on the left side will short the red/white to black, shorting out the north coil leaving only the south. While the black could be left hanging, some people think it's better not to do so, on the theory that it may add noise. I don't know if that's true, but it was easy to do this way, so that's how I did it.
The right hand side of the switch connects the black to the output.
Here's the schematic version (switch orientation is the same as the wiring diagram). May make it clearer.
I didn't shunt the red/white to ground because he wanted the south coil (outside if I'm not mistaken) to be active.
With the switch down (back), the contacts on the left side will short the red/white to black, shorting out the north coil leaving only the south. While the black could be left hanging, some people think it's better not to do so, on the theory that it may add noise. I don't know if that's true, but it was easy to do this way, so that's how I did it.
The right hand side of the switch connects the black to the output.
Here's the schematic version (switch orientation is the same as the wiring diagram). May make it clearer.
hermetico
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Re: Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
You achieve the same if you swap the order of coils in that "train".
That is,
white & bare to ground.
black & green to the splitter switch
red to hot.
BUT then, you should ground the link (black & green).
This is a neater way than to shunt the slug coil to the hot path (as commonly done).
You achieve the same if you swap the order of coils in that "train".
That is,
white & bare to ground.
black & green to the splitter switch
red to hot.
BUT then, you should ground the link (black & green).
This is a neater way than to shunt the slug coil to the hot path (as commonly done).
Demina
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Re: Need Wiring Help - JB in a Mustang
Yes! I hadn't thought of that! Thanks Hermetico.
Yes! I hadn't thought of that! Thanks Hermetico.