Replacing 2/3 position toggle switches with rotary switches?

[skiraly017]

Does anyone know of a source for 2, 3 or 4 position rotary switches/pots? Thanks.

[skiraly017]

Thanks.

[spudulike]

You dont have a location in your profile, but all the usual suspects supply rotary switches. I just bought some Lorlin 2-p 6-w with the blue/white plastic body. They have a tab washer that you can move to make them 2/3/4/5/6-way. Cost 60 pence in UK.

[SonicVI]

www.mouser.com   Many to choose from.

[skiraly017]

Should've dug deeper before asking.  :oops:

[bluesdevil]

Glad this popped up 'cause I have a question about rotary switches: which is better for switching capacitors to possibly avoid popping, non-shorting or shorting (make before break)?

[spudulike]

If you dont have a way for the dc to dissipate its gonna pop. Ive just finished assembly and test of my Tweak-Fuzz clone, and I used two methods of pull-down. First was a 1M resistor at each of the caps. Second was to common the other half of the 2p6w to ground through a single resistor. With six resistors its silent. With one commoned resistor it pops a little bit.