Yes, the directions are quite vague but it’s not as hard as you think. Program>last turns >no>program mode>c or cc>turns>>use presets>yes>>save (repeat up to set next higher To restore: same procedure as above>>select UP Past save 10>>this gets you to RESTORE PRESET>>cycle up to 1-10 You were almost there
Aww man, you have to read the instructions??!?! Are they at least big enough you don't need a magnifying glass to see the print? I can't stand it when you buy something and the instructions are microprinted on a tiny piece of paper that's folded about 50 times and you can never refold it correctly! Definitely worth looking into if I ever find the time to make my own pickups.
Wooo right in time! I'm just developing now a pickup winder which has all these features but also a cnc functionality where one could control the scatter and even pressure throughout the coil and have a good consistency between pickups.
Helpful to hear what you value in a pickup winder. I just watched a video by a channel called Chase's Workshop where he builds a pickup winder with a speed controller. I'm gonna copy his with a few of my own mods and see how it goes. The bobbin mount is a great idea.
You briefly mentioned that you didn't want a gear driven winder and thought the mojotone winder was one, but it wasn't and didn't elaborate farther on the gear vs. direct drive (like you intended to, maybe?). It sounded like you meant to talk about it more after touching on it quickly but didn't, so I'm interested in hearing what your full thoughts are on the differences between the type types of motors and the pros/cons you experienced if you're willing to explain it more! I'm currently building a winder out of a DC drill motor as a hobby so I've been a sponge trying to soak up all the information I can, especially the lesser talked about details and nuances that go into making one that works well.
I couldn’t agree more about programming this winder. I have successfully done it but I couldn’t tell you how and the directions are horrible. Other than that it’s good. I misplaced the power supply, ordered a replacement from Amazon and it didn’t fit tight so out of nowhere the power cut off mid wind which suuuuuuucks. I eventually found the original fortunately.
Really interesting! Not that I'll ever wind pickups myself, but I love watching stuff like this. As an aside, I'm quite interested in buying a Slant 6 bass pickup - do you (or can you) do one with a [shiny] brass cover?
I've wanted one of these forever. Seems like a decent considering it has a gausmeter included. I've been looking at a pen lathe because you can secure the bobbin from the front and back and that would allow me to wind directly into a magnet or make air coils for other types of pickups beyond your standard fender and gibson types.
Ok I rewatched your review and it's ok. I like that it has a gauss meter on top although I think I picked up that deal from an Australians teardown review. I like to see it more in action actually. I'm going to build my own. El cheapo winder out of either a 12 volt DC motor or a sewing machine motor. Just to start with and see if I want to do this more than once. As to the issue of double-sided sticky tape, I say that tape is cheap so use it once and throw it away. Just a thought.
@@DylanTalksTone I just recently have taken an interest in making pickups and have started reviewing RU-vid vids. I had not watched many of your videos. I've seen you on Guns n Guitars but I had not really had an interest in custom pickups. Until I started working on a 78 Harmony P Bass I picked up at a thrift store. Now you're on my radar.
thanx for the video... now I know, that I don't need/ want it. I will build my own now, with a decoder for a better navigation, and a direct drive. the speed controll pedal option is nice, though...
Hey Dylan (and Lesly of course); looking for some arduino homework... what were your main complaints / things missing, regarding the way the brain works on the mojo winder? Love your vids
Robert Venn Luthier school was offering a pickup making course with this included. This was the question I kept asking myself.. more good work from Dylan!
24 V power adapter, that's awesome! So you can use this machine all over the world, just get a power adapter for your local power grid! As long as 50 Hz cycle is no problem, most parts of the world have a 50 Hz cycle!
Totally agree. The pickup mount alone is good enough to want to buy. Which you can actually. Although they don’t advertise it. I designed my own, similar to theirs. Never used double sided tape
Thanks, this review really helps. I've been winding with a miniature bench grinder on a Variac with an apparatus I've build around it to guide the wire and count winds. I've been looking at these because of the additional magnetizing and readings for magnetization if offers. You didn't mention that is this review, what do you think of those features?
The Mojo winder doesn’t magnetize but it does have the built in gauss meter which works well. I bought a hand held gauss meter I prefer just as a matter of workflow. The directions and controls of presets are sort of a hassle like he mentions but it isn’t impossible. It’s a great winder.
I've had this winder for about a year now, I've not figured out how to set a preset yet, but to be honest I haven't felt the need to set any because it is easy enough to change the coil direction and count when needed. What annoys me about this winder is the set screws for the guides face away from the user, so it's a bit awkward to get an allen key in there.
I tried that, but my guide bar has a flat section which I didn't think would be ideal for running the wire over. This means I can only set the bar the way I want it with the bearings facing away from me. I'm not sure how it is on other models. My winder also didn't come with that external metal piece for securing the bobbins, so I'm wondering if mine is an older model, or if I'm just missing the part...
@@philbritton189 I think you can loosen the rod the guides mount to so the flat section is in front or anywhere you want it. I’d have to look at mine again but I remember the problem you describe and that fixed it.
