The little white things in a Line 6 DL4 switch spring....?

Started by sevenisthenumber, September 14, 2009, 11:19:01 PM

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sevenisthenumber

Where can I get those little white things that go into the switch of a line 6 (dl4)? They strike the switch....

Processaurus

They didn't used to use those, I think they're to keep the spring on the actuator a little more rigid, after they had some returns from the switching getting flaky.  A Line 6 tech I spoke to once said that one of the major reasons for returns on those pedals was the actuators getting loose and the springs getting weird from getting smushed onto the PCB/switches at odd angles.

They aren't crucial.  Better than using them, replacing the PCB mount tact switches that the actuators trigger with a higher quality switch is a good mod for those pedals.

One drop in replacement is an Omron switch, part number 653-b32-1310 at mouser (thanks to soundcollage for the recommendation).