String Windings Distorting

[CharvelRocker]

Today I was tuning my Ibanez after putting on new strings, and on the high E I'd get it up around D#, and I will hear the sound of the string breaking. The tuning drops way off, and the winding around the tuner is all distorted/loose. Try and tune it back up again, same thing. So I try another thing, and the problem repeats. Guess its not my day for tech issues . so any idea whats up with this? Its not doing it on any of my other guitars, and I've wound strings the same way on them.

[Special-K]

Slippery string wind or slippery string...

[soc_monki]

bad tuner possibly? maybe it cant take the tension and is slipping?

[fett]

Does your tuner have a screw at the end of the button, or whatever those things are called? Tighten that screw.

[CharvelRocker]

It has a screw on the key, but not the bottom. Im guessing it will do the same thing?

[fett]

That's what I meant.

[JACKSONFREAK]

The screw on the top of the tuning key only adjust the amount of torque it takes to turn it for tuning that string. It does NOT keepo a bad tuner from slipping under tension. Sounds like a gear or something may be broken in the tuner and It's slipping because of it. Try a new tuning machine first if ya can or maybe swap it out with one of the other strings tuners that would have less tension on it.
Gil

[CharvelRocker]

The screw on the top of the tuning key only adjust the amount of torque it takes to turn it for tuning that string. It does NOT keepo a bad tuner from slipping under tension. Sounds like a gear or something may be broken in the tuner and It's slipping because of it. Try a new tuning machine first if ya can or maybe swap it out with one of the other strings tuners that would have less tension on it.
Gil

I switched it with the tuner from the 6th string with the same result. Could the string tree height be affecting this?

[ihocky2]

What type of bridge do you have? If it is a locking, make sure the clamps are tight, there is a chance that as the tension gets higher it is pulling the string out a little. If it is a vintage trem or string through body, the string windings at the ball end might be catching on something and freeing up as you are tightening. Also, try a little solder on the windings, they may be tightening on themselves and letting the string slip.