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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: Tone Junkie on May 30, 2011, 12:07:02 pm

Title: switching with a 5 pin din connector and making front switching work
Post by: Tone Junkie on May 30, 2011, 12:07:02 pm

Ok so I want to use the 3 position switch that uses the 5 pin din plug . Before I had just used a 2 position using a stereo cliff jack because the cliff is so nice and easy when the plugs not in it connects so your front switches work . So how do i make that happen with a 5pin din switch does anyone have a schematic or drawing .
Thanks Bill

Title: Re: switching with a 5 pin din connector and making front switching work
Post by: phsyconoodler on May 30, 2011, 01:17:26 pm

What amp and what are you switching?

Title: Re: switching with a 5 pin din connector and making front switching work
Post by: LooseChange on May 30, 2011, 05:46:45 pm

Some of the biggest amp companies don't do it rightr with even one switch. Peavey and Mesa require a switch to be in a certain position for the footswitches to work, I can't think of a simple way to do this with a DIN but how about adding another 1/4" jack and then you can do four things.

Title: Re: switching with a 5 pin din connector and making front switching work
Post by: Tone Junkie on May 30, 2011, 06:18:14 pm

Amp of my own making hadnt settled on one yet. i tend to just put differant preamps I like together and tweak from there . I was going to use the marshall 3 position switch i just wondered if anyone had a simple take on what the big 5 were doing but if there not doing it right i will have to think about it.
Thanks Bill