Diode clipping switching using DIP (take 2)

[bancika]

Just need a sanity check. I wanted to use two 8 pole DIP switch to allow 0 to 7 different diodes in series per waveform side. Each side would look like this (with 4 more diodes). The first switch turns off the whole array, so I get clean signal. Other switches just bypass each diode rendering it useless as far as clipping is concerned.



Do I miss anything, will this work? I plan to do a flexible overdrive with many clipping options.

[drolo]

Hi,
You are going to have a short when you close all switches. In an opamp feedback and in a diode to ground version.
One switch should perhaps select between "diode in circuit / open circuit".

But It depends in what context you will use that array.

Other than that it works, if you remember that when all diodes are shorted, you have to open the first switch.

[bancika]

the first switch in the array is supposed to make an open circuit when none of diodes are not used. Is something catastrophic going to happen if shorted?

[duck_arse]

catastrophic , probably not. unwanted, probably yes. no gain at all, for instance. are all yr diodes the same type?

[bancika]

nope, planned to do two si, one ge, one schottkey, one LED, MOSFET and maybe recto.