[sdiy] Rotary switch 6 positions 60deg throw..

[Tom Wiltshire]

+1 wot Jack sed.
They can be extremely awkward to find. One project I've worked on recently used a 11-detent pot instead of a 8-way rotary switch because it was easier to get. We just dreamt up three more waveforms to fill the extra spaces!

On 26 Mar 2015, at 15:22, Jack Jackson <jackdamery at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Good luck with that then. I've found rotary switches are the hardest thing in the world to spec for a project.
> 
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>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:07:14 -0400
>> From: jpdesroc at oricom.ca
>> To: jackdamery at hotmail.co.uk
>> CC: abide at dmdrafting.com; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Rotary switch 6 positions 60deg throw..
>> 
>>> Hi JP,
>>> 
>>> Is the 60 degree angle important?
>> 
>> Yes it is. I want the same feel as the Hammond Chorus/Vibrato rotary
>> switch that rotates all the way around 360 deg with 6 positions.
>> 
>> JP
>> 
>> Le 2015-03-26 10:58, Jack Jackson a écrit :
>>> Hi JP,
>>> 
>>> Is the 60 degree angle important? I would suggest the adjustable stop
>>> Lorlin style switches as Dave linked to.
>>> 
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Jack
>>> 
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>>>> From: abide at dmdrafting.com
>>>> To: jpdesroc at oricom.ca; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 10:42:21 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Rotary switch 6 positions 60deg throw..
>>>> 
>>>> Hi JP,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm not sure of the rotation angle, but Small Bear has a few flavors
>>>> of
>>>> rotary switch for considerably less than $25
>>>> 
>>>> http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/rotary-switches-1/
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe one of these will work? I always like to have one or two of the
>>>> "adjustable" types laying around
>>>> 
>>>> Dave
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>>> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Jean-Pierre
>>>> Desrochers
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:31 AM
>>>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>>> Subject: [sdiy] Rotary switch 6 positions 60deg throw..
>>>> 
>>>> Does anybody have a link to a not too expensive Rotary switch 1 pole,
>>>> 6
>>>> positions 60deg throw..
>>>> Like this type:
>>>> http://r.ebay.com/v0jVXJ
>>>> 
>>>> I'm building a Hammond Scanner effect for my guitar using a real B3
>>>> scanner
>>>> along with its vibrato line but housed in a small box that would not
>>>> fit the
>>>> original long 6 positions Chorus/vibrato switch.
>>>> Instead I'll use relays activated by one small 6 pos. rotary switch.
>>>> I found some but the cheaper was around $25.00US
>>>> 
>>>> Any idea ?
>>>> 
>>>> JP
>>>> 
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