J 200 pickup question

[Fastmerc]

Hey all,

I just got in a J 200 to put in one of my old Jacksons, I opened it up and it looks good, but I broke out the DMM to test output and I am not getting a reading. I then put the leads to a loose 1/4 jack, hooked up my amp strummed a guitar and held the pickup over the strings. It does send a signal although I am holding it quite close to the string. Am I missing something here?

[Newc]

Probably a broken connection between the coils.

[Fastmerc]

Thats what i figured, Im sending it back to the seller for a refund. Now I need to find another.

[jacksonaxes]

Those J200's are designed to be used with the Jackson pre-amp, and sound very weak without it. Are you using a pre-amp?

[Fastmerc]

Still trying to find the pre amp, so no I did not hook it up with it. However it should still read on the multi meter with its DC resistance shouldn't it?

[DonP]

Is your meter set right? These are about 12k I believe. Make sure your meter is in the correct range.

[Fastmerc]

Im pretty darn sure my setting is correct as I measured a few other pickups and it was fine. It was set to 20k V DC.

[84sups]

Should be measures on the ohm setting, I currently have a bunch of j200s and a dead one in my 475 that I need to swap

[Fastmerc]

Duh...I wrote V but meant ohms...sorry. I did go double check and measure again on ohms...same result.

[Fastmerc]

If you have an extra you want to part with let me know.

[84sups]

Sent you a PM. I have a few

[Fastmerc]

Found some. Thanks so much.