Scattered
vs Layered
"Scatter-wound" is just another sales slogan like "aged magnets". A more
accurate term would be "random-wound," and any multi-layer winding of
wire, finer than 38 AWG, is more or less random-wound. Electricity doesn't
distinguish between layered and random-wound coils -- what matters is
the count of turns-per-square and the relation between the length and
cross-section of a coil.
Tensioning
Even the most advanced coil winders need modification to wind elongated
pickup bobbins. Oblong bobbins pull different lengths of wire during the
phases of each rotation. This requires synchronized changes in tension
during each rotation to avoid pressure points at the narrow ends of the
bobbin. These pressure points can cause shorts in the coil which create
eddy currents.
Hand
vs Machine
Do you really believe someone hand-guides 8000 turns of copper wire that
is as thin as a human hair on a bobbin to complete, maybe, 30 coils per
day and can guaranty any consistency? A well-wound coil is a well-wound
coil regardless if it's wound with professional equipment, or if somebody's
great-grandmother winds it to an old French recipe with Napoleon's modified
coffee grinder and chops off the wire after a mile with an antique guillotine!
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