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how do you wire a 3 DPDT switch into a wah?
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 3:39 pm
by Progrockabuse
i'm getting round to putting a better switch in my wah as i want to sell it. i have a 3 DPDT hanging around and was going to use it.
the instructions online all mention about converting it to true bypass. i cant be arse to do that as i don't think it'll make that much difference for me.
how to i wire it so i can just use the switch and not mess with true bypass mods?
it's a Vox V847, can get gut shots if needed.
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 5:51 pm
by NickS
You need to use only three of the nine tags - say 1, 2 &3
Image courtesy MadBean Pedals
Is it like this?
White wire (pedal out) goes to the middle. Blue (wah out) and green (pedal in) go to the other two.
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:56 pm
by Progrockabuse
That is bang on. So any 3 tags will be fine? I don't need to bridge anything?
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:34 pm
by NickS
Any 3 in a column e.g. 1, 2 and 3.
2 to the white wire (output socket), 1 & 3 to the other two wires
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:18 pm
by 71Smallbox
You only need a DPDT switch to do true bypass in this since you're not using a status LED.
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:15 pm
by NickS
Rob stated that
1. He does not want to do true bypass.
2. He wants to use an existing 3PDT switch
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:15 pm
by 71Smallbox
NickS wrote:Rob stated that
1. He does not want to do true bypass.
2. He wants to use an existing 3PDT switch
Sorry, just skimmed it at work
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 11:17 pm
by timhulio
Sonds kool. However I'm not a big blue 3PDT fan. Unless the Carling-alike switch in your wah is borken already, it's better than a 3PDT.