I have learned over the years that what might seem to be hyperbole from Mr. Kinman is, in fact, not.  (Larry Mal on The "official Kinman pickups thread" on offsetguitars.com https://tinyurl.com/y6tuh54y

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Technical & Application info:

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Our durable Black cover

 

Direct replacement for conventional humbuckers such as Gibson, Duncan, EMG etc.  However,  some PRS cavities may require a little bit of deepening, there may be others.  It is difficult to specify a cavity depth because it depends on the pitch angle of the neck in relation to the body.  Minimum 30mm measured from the underside of the E-1st string (fretted at the 14th) to the cavity floor.  Perfect for project guitars where you can specify the cavity depth. 

The Split Single - Zero-Hum: the one producing the Fender sound has fixed rod magnets (like in the picture above). 

1.  Distinctively Fender twangy Telecaster split coil sound with snap and twang on the low wounds and Fender crystalline plain strings that are somehow more outstanding than genuine Fender pickups.  Zero-Hum
2.  The Stratocaster sound is remarkably similar to an actual Impersonator E56, you know, stellar highs, prevalent piano midtones and twang and great dynamic response.  Zero-Hum
3. Both singles on together produces the enviable c-luck often referred to as 'that' Tele sound.  Zero-Hum

The full humbucker sound - Zero-Hum:  in a word is remarkable and versatile.  Punchy low end with significantly more clarity than ordinary humbuckers.  The plain strings sing with a fatter more beefy sound than the split single but still have good presence.  The preset jangle control ranges the sound from fat n thick humbucker to bright and jangly P-90 single coil sound ... and anywhere in-between.  We set it to a happy medium so there is an obvious difference to the split single coil sound but you can easily experiment to find your own preference. 

Splitting Controls:  A DPDT Push/Push switch is included for the purpose of splitting the coils.  It has two purposes, first is the Push/Push switch that splits the coils and engages the hum-sensor .... and secondly the rotary part can be specified as a Volume control or a Tone control which has our switchable Hi-Definition Tone cap as well as a normal .022uF cap.  A second option to split the coils is a mini-toggle switch which has the hardware bezel to mount in a 3/8 inch (9.5mm) hole for American pots.  The same switching functions happen with both types of switch.

And recently we introduced our K6 Goodbye Soldering Harness for Stratocaster where the coil splitting is done on the 5 position lever switch and for Gibson style guitars KHP-90 Goodbye Soldering Harness where the coil splitting is done with Push/Push Pots.

Adjustment heights and Jangle control settings for the latest Converg 3 adjustments for Tele bridge and Strat neck version

Available in three pole spreads ...

• 53mm bridge position with vintage Strat bridge (56.4mm)
• 50mm bridge position with 52mm Tune-O-Matic bridges  also neck position on Stratocasters
• 47.5mm exclusive neck position with 52mm Tune-O-Matic bridges on Gibson's and others

Direct replacement for conventional humbuckers such as Gibson, Duncan, EMG, Fishman etc.  However,  some PRS cavities may require a little bit of deepening, there may be others.  It is difficult to specify a cavity depth because it depends on the pitch angle of the neck in relation to the body.  Best defined as ... Minimum 30mm measured from the underside of the E-1st string (fretted at the 14th) to the cavity floor.  Perfect for project guitars where you can specify the cavity depth. 
 

Replaces standard size humbuckers in all guitars but it's not suitable for modern Gibson Les Pauls that have controls mounted on a circuit board unless you ditch the Gibson harness and replace it with a Kinman KHP-90 Goodbye Soldering Harness.  Gibson SG, ES-335 or other thin body guitars will require our optional mini-toggle switch because the splitting switch requires a minimum 35mm control cavity depth. 

Inclusions

• Includes Push/Push splitter switch with combined Tone control for the pickup (unless a K6 harness is included).
• or optional min--toggle switch as specified in the order form.
• Mounting hardware - see Mounting hardware below.
• A small blade screwdriver for tightening the screw-down connector blocks.

Dimensions

• 28mm deep(from top of D magnet to bottom of pickup)
• 7mm deeper than a standard humbucker
• Width 38.3mm x Length 70mm (standard humbucker size)

Cavity depth

• Minimum 30mm measured from the underside of the E-1st string (fretted at the 14th) to the cavity floor.

Options

• Phase Reversing Push/Push control that can be configured as a Tone or Volume control for this pickup or other pickup(s) or as a Master.

Hook-up wires

• 6 or 7 core shielded cable made in-house.  380mm / 15" long for neck pickups in Les Pauls and shorter lengths for Strats.  Ask for your own lengths.  Bare ends wires for easy connection to the splitting Push control.
• Other brands of guitars which have comprehensive shielding in the wiring tunnels and control cavities. 
• Can have 6 or 7 un-shielded colored single wires (requires fully shielded wiring and control cavities).

Connection means available

• 6 wires connected to the Splitting control have optional ...
  • two 3 pin plugs that connect easily to the three screw-down connector blocks.  Requires adequate diameter wiring tunnels.
  • bare wires that will pass easily through small diameter wiring tunnels.
• from the splitting control to the guitars existing volume control.
  •  2 or 3 bare wires for soldering to your existing harness.
  • 2 pin plug for connecting to a Kinman harness.

Pot & Capacitor values

• Best with 250k Ohm for Volume for both full humbucker and split single coil modes.  Many Gibson's have 350k which is fine.  500k volume pot causes excessive highs on the high plain strings.  We include a fixed resistor with each Converge-2 that renders a 500k pot to 250k.
• Tone pot can be 250k or 500k, not a lot of difference.
• Normal tone cap value of 0.022µF in 63 ~ 100 volt Polyester.  Smaller value lessens the severity of Treble cut, higher values increase it.

Control Cavity depth

• Minimum 38mm for the splitting and jangle control

Pick Cavity depth

• With our hum sensor attached the inclusive height is 4mm taller than a regular humbucker which is 22mm making total height 26mm (28mm including the hook-up cable and it's clamp).  Most pickup cavities are deeper than required so in reality the Converge-3 may very well install without deepening the cavity.

Output Polarity

• in-phase with all other Kinman pickups
• in-phase with Gibson and Copy humbuckers
• opposite phase to Fender
• Phase Reversing control available (Push/Push)

Pole spreads for perfect string-over-pole alignment

• 47.5mm  especially for neck position of all guitars that have bridge saddle spread of 54mm or less.
• 50mm bridge position in guitars with a bridge saddle spread of 54mm or less.
• 53mm for bridge position ONLY in Stratocaster with 56.4mm vintage bridge.

Mounting hardware

• Mounting options:  We supply the Converge with 3 point  mounting adjustment so you can Tilt and Slant at will.  This is highly desirable to fine tune and balance the humbucker sound with the Fender / P-90 sounds.  The two 4-48 UNC bass side mounting screws are 8mm apart (you can drill two holes in the existing mounting ring or buy a suitable replacement mounting ring and drill that one).  However, the Converge-3 can be used with the conventional 2 screw mounts but we recommend 3 screw mount so you get the very best and adjustable balance of split single and full humbucker sounds.
• mounting screws and silicon rubber tube springs included.
• 3 x conventional mounting screws, standard American thread 3-48 UNC, Philips X drive.
• also available with other stock 3 screw mounting (you specify the distance between the two top screws).

Covers and colors

• Closed top buffed Nickel-Silver and Gold plated covers.  Our buffed Nickel-Silver covers have very little impact on sonic performance
• Highly recommended is our Open-top '240' buffed Nickel-Silver, durable Black and Gold plated covers.  A variety of colored Pearloid top plates as displayed in the Order Channel and in the What's New section open top humbuckers with new decorative top plates.

• Buffed Nickel-Silver has a warm slightly yellowish tinge and is highly polished to a mirror finish.  Apply clear liquid guitar polish occasionally to preserve the shine if you do not want it to age rapidly.  And it's easy to relic.
• Premium lines such as Converge-3 and Magnum Opus Strat pickups are not available without Kinman Logo.
• Kinman humbuckers are engineered better without the less desirable molded Butyrate plastic bobbins that all other humbuckers have.  Removing covers will not reveal bobbins or improve the sound and we strongly advise against it because sweat and electrics are not a good mix.