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Other Stuff => Guitars => Topic started by: dude on June 25, 2016, 11:52:59 am

Title: Looking for 500k pot with on off switch
Post by: dude on June 25, 2016, 11:52:59 am

I have a "thin bodied" 1981 Gibson that I split the neck coil, just a simple on/off grounding out half of the neck pickup.


I couldn't use a push/pull pot as it's too tall to fit the Gibsons cavity. I used a small slider switch with a small hole drilled in the cavity cover to turn on and off the single coil to full humbucker.


The problem is with time and live playing the switch falls apart, opening up the four tabs holding the switch together. Tabs just bend and the switches top separates from the body. I don't want a big heavy duty slider on the back cavity control.
I don't want to drill any holes in the front of the guitar for a toggle like switch.


Do they sell a pot - push/pull switch that has the switch part horizontal and not vertical? Can't find anything in Google searches. 


I'd like to use the one of the tone pots for a switch but also control the tone too, aA rotary switch will turn off the tone.


Any suggestions appreciated,
al

Title: Re: Looking for 500k pot with on off switch
Post by: dude on June 26, 2016, 02:32:33 pm

I found a pot that might work, this pot requires the least cavity depth.




http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_Electronics/Components_and_Parts/Potentiometers/CTS_Push_pull_Pots_DPDT.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2016-06-gp&gclid=CK3OzsC1xs0CFdFZhgodHlgDMg (http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_Electronics/Components_and_Parts/Potentiometers/CTS_Push_pull_Pots_DPDT.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=2016-06-gp&gclid=CK3OzsC1xs0CFdFZhgodHlgDMg)

Title: Re: Looking for 500k pot with on off switch
Post by: Johntb on August 21, 2016, 06:20:47 am

Not sure if this will help/work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CTS-500K-Push-Pull-SPST-Potentiometer-Pot-Split-Coil-Coil-Cut-/282086696824?hash=item41adad6778:g:rRYAAOSwOVpXdt8f (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CTS-500K-Push-Pull-SPST-Potentiometer-Pot-Split-Coil-Coil-Cut-/282086696824?hash=item41adad6778:g:rRYAAOSwOVpXdt8f)