Quick connect loom ?

baldy

I have a guitar I want to use as a platform to try out a few different pickups & I wondered if rather than de-soldering & soldering each time I could use some sort of connectors ?
My idea was to solder short wires to the pots then into connectors then just put the pickup wires into the connectors to save soldering.
If this is feasable what sort of connectors should I use (links would be great) & what awg/amp wire from the pots to connectotrs to use, 22awg  ?

DeeTee

Have a look at the quick connectors that Gibson use these days. I'm pretty sure these can be bought from Stewmac, and I think they'll do what you're looking for.

ICBM

Chocolate block strip is the easiest method.

Any wire at all is fine. If you get hold of an old Scart lead and cut it open you’ll have as much as you need for years of guitar repair work.

baldy

I wondered if chocolate blocks would be ok, what amp ?
I have reels of coloured soft silicon covered multi strand wire in 22awg up to 10awg.

ICBM

baldy said:

I wondered if chocolate blocks would be ok, what amp ?
I have reels of coloured soft silicon covered multi strand wire in 22awg up to 10awg.

Any. The current is in microamps. Just use whatever is easiest to work with.

baldy

Great, thanks for the advice ICBM.
I want to try out several pickup combo"s, 4 conductor, & it will save a lot of soldering/de-soldering.
I have some small chocolate block strips, probably 3 amp, so they will be fine.

baldy

Can you get chocolate blocks smaller than the 3A ones I have ?
I am sure I have seen smaller ones somewhere but for the life of me can"t find any.

Simon_M

baldy said:

Can you get chocolate blocks smaller than the 3A ones I have ?
I am sure I have seen smaller ones somewhere but for the life of me can"t find any.

RS sells all sorts of different screw terminals. The 3A ones are generally the smallest used in electrical installations (typically lighting or CH wiring) but there are much smaller ones available for electronics. However, if you already have the 3A versions you might as well use them as they are pretty small and you already have them (i.e. free).