DIY distortion pedals.

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Pretty sure the switch I linked to will do the job.

Three poles (common contact), each with 4 positions.

The switch can be used either way:

1 The "position" contacts could be inputs, feeding the "pole" contact as an output.

2 The "pole" contact could be the input, feeding the selected 1 of 4 "position" contacts as output.

Otherwise, I'm obviously not following what you need. :confused:
 
The one you linked is triple throw - Four contacts per pole.
I'd need five per pole.


EDIT:
Just found loads on ebay. Didn't think of searching rotaries rather than toggles. :) Cheers Paul.
 
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Oh, shit. Yours totally is the right thing. My bad; Ignore the above :facepalm:

That's what I've bought. :)
 
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Steenamaroo said:
This is badly worded. Sorry.

I need 3 pole 4 throw. 15 contact points total.
Yours is 3 pole 3 throw. 12 contact points total.
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Yes, quad throw implies 5 contacts.

A "pole" refers to the number of circuits that could be controlled. 3-pole therefore means 3 circuits
"Throw" refers to the number of possible inputs. 4-throw therefore means 4 possible inputs to each pole.

On a 3P/4T you will therefore find a total of 15 pins. (4 throw pins + 1 pole pin) X 3 poles.

The switch I linked to is a 3P/4T. Check the data sheet :cool:
 
Aye, I misinterpreted the sheet. You musta been typing when I realised.
Cheers man.
 
Hi. HR noob here, getting into the home-studio morrass after several years of building amps and pedals. I'll post a couple of recent dirt-box builds shortly. DIY pedals are a great way to sample a wide variety of different types without springing big $$$ for vintage boxes. It's an addictive hobby, my "want to build" list is always growing.

Here are my latest, a triangle muff (on a Madbean PC board) and a Fuzzrite (my own layout of perf). The old-school design was inspired by the junk-drawer knobs, originally from an old Zenith/Heathkit 'scope, from one of those '70s "learn electronics at home" courses.

fuzzX2_1.jpg
 
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