Ok pedal wiring gurus

[Gtrjunior]

This is a simple (?) channel switcher circuit that I have apparently wired incorrectly.

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong here?

[Dudeman7]

If you look at the switch with the terminals horizontal, the middle row is Common and the top and bottom rows are Hot. Either the top or bottom row will be active, depending on the position of the switch.

Not sure if you already know this but it looks like you have both wires going to effectively the same place on the switch. I'm also not sure what you are trying to make the switch do, but as a guess, I would suggest moving one of those wires to the middle row.

Hope this helps!

[Gtrjunior]

Thanks guys. I think I see what you’re saying. This is the first time wiring this type switch and I followed a diagram that wasn’t clear as to the directionality of the terminals.

I’ll make the changes and report back…..as soon as I have a free minute to get to this. Lol

[Dudeman7]

Its not too hard. You just have to figure out which terminals of the switch are actually connected to each other in what switch positions. Usually the middle row are all commons, and either the top row or the bottom row (if you are holding the switch the right way) is all normally open (NC) while the other will all be normally closed (NC). Since this is probably just a push-push stomp switch, each pole will toggle to the other position every time you click it. All the open switches will close, and all the closed switches will open.

Yup!

[Bogner]

Just move the black wire over.

[Gtrjunior]

Its not too hard. You just have to figure out which terminals of the switch are actually connected to each other in what switch positions. Usually the middle row are all commons, and either the top row or the bottom row (if you are holding the switch the right way) is all normally open (NO) while the other will all be normally closed (NC). Since this is probably just a push-push stomp switch, each pole will toggle to the other position every time you click it. All the open switches will close, and all the closed switches will open.

Yes this is just a simple toggle switch to switch between clean and dirty on an amplifier.

[Gtrjunior]

Just move the black wire over.

Smart ass. Lol

[Bogner]

Smart ass. Lol

I'm not wrong.

[LLL]

I don't see a battery in there.

Does that thing take batteries?

[Gtrjunior]

I don't see a battery in there.

Does that thing take batteries?

According to the diagram and YouTube vid I watched, no.

[Gtrjunior]

I'm not wrong.

No sir, you are not.
But still a smart ass!
Ha!

[LLL]

According to the diagram and YouTube vid I watched, no.

Then it needs a battery.

[devastone]

Move the southmost wire northeast, make sense? That 3PDT switch is beyond overkill for what you are trying to do, a SPST would have worked fine and you would have only had 2 terminals to deal with.

Or, as LLL said, just put a battery in it.

[jeremy]

itll sound better at 18v too

[Gtrjunior]

Then it needs a battery.

Ha! Probably.