Electroswitch Wiring Diagram

[David Root]

You have to cut off one of the stop lugs I think. Is that right?

[talbany]

Just so everyone here knows..I've had several failures with those Marshall Style replacement black switches as well.. and they are not cheap either.. Maybe all right on a 50 but I don't use them in 100w anymore..Not that anyone here uses them on the D-Style builds..Thought I'd mention anyway


Tony

[Guitarman18]

David Root wrote:

You have to cut off one of the stop lugs I think. Is that right?

That's correct, it then becomes a three position rotary switch.

BTW, Mouser has the Electroswitch @ $44.01. If anyone is interested, RS UK has them @ £14.96 = $25. I don't know if they ship to the US, but us euro guys have something to celebrate for a change.

PS. Let me know if they don't ship to the US and I'll see if I can help you out!


http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/sear ... h+D4G0303N


Cheers,

Paul.

[ChrisM]

What do you guys recommend for a 100W build, something that is not over $40 USD preferably?

[UltraHookedOnPhonix]

www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail ... KU=7477080

$18.21 at Allied Elec.

[David Root]

I bought two from Newark for CDN$27.58 each. With UPS air shipment and taxes, CDN$ 37.50 or so each. So Newark's US$ price should be about $26 at current exchange rate. Better than Mouser.

WOW! Allied has the best price by a long way. Wish I'd looked there first.

[Structo]

I am very happy with the impedance switch from Hoffman.
High quality and massive contacts.

[heisthl]

http://www.tubesandmore.com/scripts/fox ... tem=P-H600 is only $9.95

[Structo]

Hoffman's is $9.50. The nice thing about ordering from Doug is that he uses flat rate USPS shipping.
If it all can fit in a small box the shipping is only $6.95


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He is very fast on getting the product in the mail.

He is on the east coast and I usually get my stuff in three days, on the left coast.

[collinsamps]

NKK won't sell wholesale and refers you to vendors, and I can verify that you won't get that puppy cheaper than CE dist @ $6.95 It can be used anywhere with no hesitation. That triple wired goofball is wasted wire, time, and $.

[Structo]

So about these switches.
My D'Lite came with a wafer switch sort of like that Electroswitch but it was suggested to me to use the one I posted earlier.

I understand the redundancy thing, that is good insurance.

Now, what I don't know is are these what is called a make before break switch and why is that beneficial because I don't understand why anybody would switch one of these things with the amp hot.

Or are they properly called shorting and non-shorting switches?