![]() This often occurs on Fender style pickups using covers that allow the poles to be exposed and moisture to penetrate the bobbin. The high moisture can cause the magnet rod to rust and eventually break down the magnet wire insulation causing the fine copper wire to break. Inside the coil, oxidation can occur from moisture or other contaminants. Many single coils that just stop working can be due from a term that I’ve talked about many times called “ICPC” or inner coil pole corrosion. If I need to rewind an old pickup, I first try to remove the original coil turn by turn to another spool till it is completely removed or to the internal break is found. ![]() Pickup rewinding is the removal of existing or original magnet wire from the bobbin or coil form.
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