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Take a multimeter (or ohmmeter), turn it to the 10k range (on the resistance/ohms setting on a multimeter) and touch the contacts to the hot and ground wire coming out of the pickup. If you get an "infinity" reading, the pickup's dead.

 

-Ryan

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If you get an "infinity" reading, the pickup's dead.

 

-Ryan

 

Or a "zero" reading.

 

"Infinity" means the coil is broken.

"Zero" means the coil is shorted.

 

A resistance reading somewhere around 7K ohms is "normal".

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