mybud
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Great name for a band, eh?
The correct orientation for the keyway slot in a 3PDT is...
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Erik S
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Stomps, but I'll point everything down if I can.
Paradox916
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I have a suggestion to keep you all occupied… learn to build….
JTEX
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Stomp switches: definitely down for me. Why? The flat notch can reflect the light from an LED placed below the switch, creating a vertical light beam that you can see when looking at the pedal at a shallow angle from a distance.
For bonus points, place some light pipe plastic in the notch and hide the LED inside the pedal, pointing up at the light pipe. I haven't done it, but thought about it seriously.
You can't see the notch reflection that well in this pic, but it's the best i have without getting off my butt to take a new pic:
Toggles? Definitely the notch toward your eyeballs as you look at it, and also the washer nib pointing up, not buried in a hole or snipped off (unless, of course, you actually want to use it for what it's for, as an anti-rotation device). Why? It gives you a clue in which direction the toggle is supposed to be flicked, so you don't try to flick it sideways when it's supposed to go up-down.
For bonus points, place some light pipe plastic in the notch and hide the LED inside the pedal, pointing up at the light pipe. I haven't done it, but thought about it seriously.
You can't see the notch reflection that well in this pic, but it's the best i have without getting off my butt to take a new pic:
Toggles? Definitely the notch toward your eyeballs as you look at it, and also the washer nib pointing up, not buried in a hole or snipped off (unless, of course, you actually want to use it for what it's for, as an anti-rotation device). Why? It gives you a clue in which direction the toggle is supposed to be flicked, so you don't try to flick it sideways when it's supposed to go up-down.
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Robert
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benny_profane
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Robert's first pedal! Welcome to the club! How's it feel?
Robert
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It was weird, I don't plan on making it a habit...
sticky1138
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Started as an upper, now I'm a downer.
Also, it was devastating when I first realized toggles have notches, too, and I saw all my builds with mismatched toggle notch directions. The horror. The horror.
Also, it was devastating when I first realized toggles have notches, too, and I saw all my builds with mismatched toggle notch directions. The horror. The horror.
JTEX
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FYI, your white washer is showing
Robert
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FYI, your white washer is showing
I am pro-white washer.
Nostradoomus
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Today I learned what a keyway slot on a switch is.
I also learned to see them for the first time.
I also learned to keep on ignoring it.
Productive day.
I also learned to see them for the first time.
I also learned to keep on ignoring it.
Productive day.
Well now I'm a down-notcher just out of spite.
(jk I was a down-notcher from the get-go and wasn't aware the currently-tied vote was gonna bother me this much???)
JTEX
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I like them if they light up.
steviejr92
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Dont worry guys itll never come to fruition!
Robert
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Too late. I've already started.
JTEX
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This is the Lock Picking Lawyer, and what I have for you today is a keyed PCB from...
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