Ok pedal wiring gurus

[Gtrjunior]

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.

Makes sense. I’ll probably get to this Thursday night.


I though LLL was kidding about the battery….no?

[LLL]

Makes sense. I’ll probably get to this Thursday night.


I though LLL was kidding about the battery….no?

No battery - I was full of **** there.

[Dudeman7]

You could power it (with a battery or a DC input) and use one of your extra switch legs to turn on an LED when the loop from the amps switch input is closed (or open - whichever makes the desired channel active). I mean, if for some reason it is not otherwise obvious that the channel has changed.

I did exactly that for my amp. I couldn't handle how big the foot switch that came with it was so I made my own.

Works great, and it has blue LEDs! Everyone knows that the blue ones sound the best.

[Dudeman7]

Makes sense. I’ll probably get to this Thursday night.


I though LLL was kidding about the battery….no?

Thursday!? ........THURSDAY?!!!

We are an impatient bunch here, you know.

[Bogner]

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

[devastone]

Makes sense. I’ll probably get to this Thursday night.


I though LLL was kidding about the battery….no?

Yes, the battery is a joke.

[LLL]

Yes, the battery is a joke.

I thought you were serious...?

[ErikH]

Last time I made an amp foot switch I used a Hoover vacuum cleaner switch. It worked perfect and was smooth. Those switches are heavy duty too.

[Gtrjunior]

Thursday!? ........THURSDAY?!!!

We are an impatient bunch here, you know.

Haha! Best I can do, this week!! Lol

[devastone]

I thought you were serious...?

[NegativeEase]

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

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong here?

Brian, your pedal is upside down.. That's the issue.

your xmas gift is in the mail BTW.

[Gtrjunior]

Brian, your pedal is upside down.. That's the issue.

your xmas gift is in the mail BTW.

You mean that’s not the way it’s supposed to be stepped on? Lol

[LLL]

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

Can anyone tell me what I did wrong here?

Now that I look at it, it seems the gauge wire you used may be too thin.

A signal with that much voltage on it needs a hearty wire.

You definitely need at least 4-6 AWG wire in there.

[PFDarkside]

Last time I made an amp foot switch I used a Hoover vacuum cleaner switch. It worked perfect and was smooth. Those switches are heavy duty too.

It’s funny, that’s the original usage of them! Then someone thought they were tough enough to be stepped on, and a new market was born.

[Gtrjunior]

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.

This is exactly what I did just did and the pedal is now working as it should. Thank you. (Thanks to all that helped)

That said, I think I just blew a speaker. Lol