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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: dobbins on January 14, 2014, 07:10:46 PM

Title: DPDT Switch help
Post by: dobbins on January 14, 2014, 07:10:46 PM

Hello all,

Been wanting to jazz up my wiring and replace my 2 tone pots with a a couple of on/on switches. Currently I have 1 vol, 2 tone, 1 3-way toggle, this is what I want:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WD2HH3T10_05/2-Humbuckers3-Way-Toggle-Switch1-VolumeSeries-Parallel.html (http://www.guitarelectronics.com/product/WD2HH3T10_05/2-Humbuckers3-Way-Toggle-Switch1-VolumeSeries-Parallel.html)

I would like the 2 switches to fit directly into the vacant tone pot holes, unfortunately every switch I have found has .25" diameter, and the hole is .375".

Can you get wider switches?

Cheers.

Title: Re: DPDT Switch help
Post by: dobbins on January 14, 2014, 09:34:41 PM

I should have pointed out the obvious, I dont want push/pull pots

Title: Re: DPDT Switch help
Post by: Guitarteach on January 15, 2014, 12:02:17 AM

Electronics parts shops like Maplins (UK) or Frys (US) should have a range of larger dpdt toggle switches than the usual guitar mini-swiches

Eg http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/dpdt-toggle-switch-fh39n (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/dpdt-toggle-switch-fh39n)

Title: Re: DPDT Switch help
Post by: dobbins on January 15, 2014, 01:40:27 PM

Checked Maplins, ebay, google etc... seems you can only get switches with 6mm or 12mm thread diameter, I need 9mm.

 

Title: Re: DPDT Switch help
Post by: Toe-Knee on January 15, 2014, 02:27:28 PM

Quote from: dobbins on January 15, 2014, 01:40:27 PM

Checked Maplins, ebay, google etc... seems you can only get switches with 6mm or 12mm thread diameter, I need 9mm.

 

What you want to be looking at really is the diameter of the washer. They are usually large enough to secure in standard pot holes.