Uh Oh.

[Andre S]

I was test fitting a Lace Sensor gold into a pickguard, and I tugged a little too hard on the wire causing the green wire to break from the point that it was soldered.

 

It is soldered on to the base of the pickup, I can see where the solder blob is and the green wire connected.

 

Can I just resolder the wire to this point or do I need to do a more invasive repair or a new pickup?

[strat-o-steve]

You can easily re-solder it. Just use a low wattage iron and do not get it too hot and cook the pickup :)

[Andre S]

You can easily re-solder it. Just use a low wattage iron and do not get it too hot and cook the pickup :)

 

Great.

 

I'm using a 15W iron.

 

Since it already has solder it should heat up even faster.

[TommyK]

Great.

 

I'm using a 15W iron.

 

Since it already has solder it should heat up even faster.

 

That's usually the best tack.

 

If you have to strip the wire, revealing new, un-oxidized wire, I'd put a bit of flux in the wire end and tin the newly stripped wire first.

[Andre S]

That's usually the best tack.

 

If you have to strip the wire, revealing new, un-oxidized wire, I'd put a bit of flux in the wire end and tin the newly stripped wire first.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a shot later.

 

I felt the wire tugging, but I nearly had the pickup height adjustment screw into the pickup base, and I ignored it.

By the time I had fitted the pickup into the template pickguard, the green wire loosened.

 

I sincerely hope that the other two wires are secure.