ICTRock
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Let me know if your jimmies are sufficiently rustled
Shamed for using white nylon washers? I found the perfect replacement
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Stickman393
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See, here's the thing:
A man who was formerly smoking shows up as a refreshing, iced caffeinated beverage.
Next you're gonna tell me that a soldier that stays faithful through all seasons has recently taken up the mantle of defending all that is infinitely variable between its "off" and "on" states.
A man who was formerly smoking shows up as a refreshing, iced caffeinated beverage.
Next you're gonna tell me that a soldier that stays faithful through all seasons has recently taken up the mantle of defending all that is infinitely variable between its "off" and "on" states.
Mentaltossflycoon
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jessenator
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Y'know, going back to the thesis of the OP, I feel like a numpty for having never tried replacement washers for toggles —because common sense only lights upon me but briefly.
Has anyone even tried making detents on their enclosures for to align with the keyed washers they come with?
Has anyone even tried making detents on their enclosures for to align with the keyed washers they come with?
Erik S
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I put those right in the trash.
ICTRock
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I'm inclined to believe you have no idea what those are actually for or when to use them.
fontoponto
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White washers and clip on tuners are cool and the only people that complain are online. I can live with that.
jessenator
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educate me
jessenator
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Poe's law strikes again it seems. I know I like to $#!@post, but I genuinely assumed they were meant to align switches in a panel (I assumed the same thing about the nubs on pots). But if that's wrong, I'd like to know. I mean, I don't think I'll apply that in pedal building, but maybe. I dunno. Not an expert on everything (or much).
Erik S
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I for sure don't know what they're actually for either. They just don't seem to be doing anything useful for me in a pedal, so in the bin they go.
finebyfine
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Datasheets prove you correct
They’re obviously not really necessary but that’s what’s intended with them
jessenator
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ahh gotcha. Whole hole vs just a bit of a dugout on the underside (which is what I was thinking).
GizzWizzKing
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I have yet to meet a clip on tuner exact enough for me. I still need to use my ears to hear the note resonate which turns into an issue for me live. Now if I'm alone on a couch I think they serve their purpose well by giving me a close enough that I can get there eventually thing
ICTRock
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they're so that switches remain in the proper orientation when panel mount (off doesn't suddenly become on because the switch became loose and spun in its mounting hole(giggidy)). we usually don't need that feature because we're also soldering switches directly to the PCB, thus the switch isn't going to rotate out of orientation plus everything we build is rather low stakes compared to an industrial control panel. Panels usually have the tab in the mounting hole (giggidy) to engage the vertical channel on the mounting shaft (giggidy) and orient the switch. The tabbed washer is in case there are orientation holes instead of the tab. The washer is only slightly better than nothing in case you were wondering how that works out in the real world.
Stickman393
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I think this is what the ladies call "mansplaining".
ICTRock
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I don't have enough crayons to explain this to you as I suspect you'd eat them before I could finish the necessary visual aids.
