Rotary switch clipping diodes 1P8T?

[swelchy]

Can someone explain to me how to use a 1p8T rotary switch to select different combinations of clipping diodes? I have a Je'Taime that I want to build and have a selection of diodes to experiment with.... I'm still learning the basic functions of how things work. So far I've been a paint by numbers guy and focusing on soldering correctly and making things function and look decent. I'm trying to learn how things work slowly.

 

[Robert]

Someone has a breakout board for that very purpose. I should probably work on getting us something like that as well, but you can do it without one.

Connect the center (common) pin of the rotary to the point in red.
Connect each set of diodes to its own outer pin of the rotary, then connect the opposite end of the diode set to ground (green).



You could mount it all in an enclosure with some clip leads as a sort of diode test box to use with different pedals.

You could even get fancy and use two rotaries, one for the positive facing diodes, one for the negative facing diodes, then dial in different asymmetric combinations.

 

[swelchy]

Someone has a breakout board for that very purpose. I should probably work on getting us something like that as well, but you can do it without one.

Connect the center (common) pin of the rotary to the point in red.
Connect each set of diodes to its own outer pin of the rotary, then connect the opposite end of the diode set to ground (green).

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You could mount it all in an enclosure with some clip leads as a sort of diode test box to use with different pedals.

You could even get fancy and use two rotaries, one for the positive facing diodes, one for the negative facing diodes, then dial in different asymmetric combinations.

Awesome..... I soldered up the little board. If I get some time this weekend I'll box it up and give this a shot. Thank You! I'm about to be out all day shooting teenagers with airsoft... Taking my kids to a new field a few hours away today. I don't take hits... I give them..lol

 

[swelchy]

Dang I'm still confused.... Trying to find a picture of how this looks connected to the switch

 

[Diynot]

Essentially, someone correct me if I am wrong, you will have 8 wires to connect, one from each diode pair, each pair attached to it’s own outer lug on the rotary, to the green dot. Each outer position on the rotary acts like an spst to the common middle lug. Think of it looking like a giant flower when you’re done. It’s gonna be messy.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Dang I'm still confused.... Trying to find a picture of how this looks connected to the switch

I’ll draw it up for you if nobody else explains it before I get back home

 

[szukalski]

I made one and put up a build thread here.

 

[Diynot]

I made one and put up a build thread here.

Maybe octopus is a better visual

 

[szukalski]

Maybe octopus is a better visual

Whatever it is, it’s a pain to solder!

 

[swelchy]

so would I be attaching one diode leg to each terminal on the switch and then bunching all the other ends of the diodes into one fat leg?,, Maybe I bit off more than I can chew and just need to throw in a spdt on on switch for two different flavors..lol

 

[szukalski]

You got it.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

so would I be attaching one diode leg to each terminal on the switch and then bunching all the other ends of the diodes into one fat leg?,, Maybe I bit off more than I can chew and just need to throw in a spdt on on switch for two different flavors..lol

Each pair of diodes, not just a single diode by itself.
Wasn’t able to draw anything up yet, but this diagram from FuzzDog explains it perfectly imo

http://pedalparts.co.uk/docs/ClipSwitch.pdf

 

[Diynot]

Only 1 left in stock though

 

[swelchy]

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Only 1 left in stock though

Awesome... Thank you.. I went ahead and got that ... probably much better than the spaghettis mess I was about to attempt

 

[BuddytheReow]

I've got one of those and it's pretty versatile. The rotary it came with felt pretty cheap. Socket everything!