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Offline tubesornothing

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Where to get a roach?
« on: May 07, 2010, 07:10:38 pm »
Where can I get a roach for 68 Super?  Cant find em on Hoffman, Mojo or AES.  Or do you guys do it by hand?  If so, can you recommend an appropriate photoresistor?

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Re: Where to get a roach?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2010, 08:14:06 pm »
Where can I get a roach for 68 Super?  Cant find em on Hoffman, Mojo or AES.  Or do you guys do it by hand?  If so, can you recommend an appropriate photoresistor?

thanks
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Search for part no.  R-VOP1020  at AES. I'm looking right at it.

Small bear has the VTL5C3.

http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=347

I got a draw full of them from Small Bear I think. I never tested them yet. I thought I was going to use them for channel switching but their to slow for that. Then I realized their for vibrato or trems. I may make a nice vibro pedal one day.
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Re: Where to get a roach?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2010, 09:18:44 pm »
Gotcha - looks like the one from AES is it.  Thanks.

The vactrol is not a neon/LDR, it is an LED/LDR so would cause a little smoke if used in a fender as a roach.

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Re: Where to get a roach?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2010, 01:05:48 am »
Dunno if Webber has specifically what your looking for or not, but here's a link straight to his channel switching & optoisolator order page.

https://taweber.powweb.com/store/chansword.htm

They've Got the Fender NEON type as well as LED and incandescent bulb types.
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