diagram needed
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metalspider
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Re: diagram needed
im pretty sure youre asking for too much from that one switch.
also a dpdt doesnt have a middle position a dp3t does.
dpdt=double pole double throw.you get the drift right?
im pretty sure youre asking for too much from that one switch.
also a dpdt doesnt have a middle position a dp3t does.
dpdt=double pole double throw.you get the drift right?
Artie
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Re: diagram needed
Hey metal; Thats a classic mistake that folks make sometimes. A DPDT can definitely have a middle position. Most Ibby's use that style of switch. So do older Peaveys like my Patriot and Predator.
"Poles" refer to the number of individual circuits, or "commons" that the switch has.
"Throws" refers to the number of lands, or contacts, that that common can connect to.
Then you have handle positions which is independent of either of those.
For example, I could have a DPDT switch thats, on-on, on-off-on, or on-on-on. (Ibby/Peavey style.)
A Fender 3-way or 5-way would be an example of a DP3T switch. Two common terminals, three mating contacts. One has 3 positions, one has 5, but they're both DP3T.
Fritz; I'm just heading out the door to go to work, but I'll post a diagram when I get home tonight. In the mean time, if you feel like it, study some of the Ibanez diagrams that use a toggle-style 3-way. Thats what you need . Its a fairly expensive switch.
Hey metal; Thats a classic mistake that folks make sometimes. A DPDT can definitely have a middle position. Most Ibby's use that style of switch. So do older Peaveys like my Patriot and Predator.
"Poles" refer to the number of individual circuits, or "commons" that the switch has.
"Throws" refers to the number of lands, or contacts, that that common can connect to.
Then you have handle positions which is independent of either of those.
For example, I could have a DPDT switch thats, on-on, on-off-on, or on-on-on. (Ibby/Peavey style.)
A Fender 3-way or 5-way would be an example of a DP3T switch. Two common terminals, three mating contacts. One has 3 positions, one has 5, but they're both DP3T.
Fritz; I'm just heading out the door to go to work, but I'll post a diagram when I get home tonight. In the mean time, if you feel like it, study some of the Ibanez diagrams that use a toggle-style 3-way. Thats what you need . Its a fairly expensive switch.
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Re: diagram needed
Yup, I got a LP sized DPDT on-on 3way to use strictly as a direct to jack a while ago for a friends guitar. Think it only had six lugs, but I'm not sure. Got it from newark.com and as I recall it was around 15-20. Kinda pricey but those little switches are for the birds.
You did the diagram for that one too!
Yup, I got a LP sized DPDT on-on 3way to use strictly as a direct to jack a while ago for a friends guitar. Think it only had six lugs, but I'm not sure. Got it from newark.com and as I recall it was around 15-20. Kinda pricey but those little switches are for the birds.
You did the diagram for that one too!
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: diagram needed
I had to make some "assumptions" here because I've never played with a DMZ. Where it says "DMZ tap" is just the DMZ equivalent of Duncans red / white. And I hate that Ibby switch because I don't have one in my hand. I've seen two different configurations of that switch. Ideally, you should put the handle in the middle and verify that the two center sections both go "up" and the two outer sections both go "down". If it goes up, down, up, down, then you have the "other" style. (The wiring will be slightly different.)
I had to make some "assumptions" here because I've never played with a DMZ. Where it says "DMZ tap" is just the DMZ equivalent of Duncans red / white. And I hate that Ibby switch because I don't have one in my hand. I've seen two different configurations of that switch. Ideally, you should put the handle in the middle and verify that the two center sections both go "up" and the two outer sections both go "down". If it goes up, down, up, down, then you have the "other" style. (The wiring will be slightly different.)