Question for pickup winders

[Meteorman]

have done a few now.
seems like a given pickup always reads 0.2k to 0.4k lower in DCR after "resting" 24-48 hrs, compared to measurements made immediately after I completed it. Same meter.
Is this normal ?
Something to do with wire stretch or compression ?
Just curious about the physics of it all.

 

[netgear69]

Don't have the answer but have noticed a similar thing after wax potting numbers seem to fall slightly

 

[Mojotron]

Yes - completely normal. To a small degree, resistance in wire is directly proportional to temperature - scaled out to miles of wire on a bobbin - we can actually measure that.

Does that mean that spilling beer into 'yer Tele will be the secret to great tone? YMMV... depending on your skin depth

 

[Ronkirn]

try this. read the pup stone dead cold... then warm it with a hair dryer.... that's why when someone says I wanna pup that's 6.56312435k ya should ask, No problem... but at what temperature..

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