quick question about a 6v switch in a 9v pedal

[ode2no1]

i bought these tiny dpdt's from radioshack that i want to use to switch diodes in and out of a big muff but be mounted on the actual board. anyway i didn't realize until after i had started building that the switches are rated at 6v max. i know it's a 9v circuit, but chances are i'd be ok using these to switch diodes, right? nowhere near 9v...or even 6v for that matter are going across the diodes. anyway i just wanted confirmation either way so that i don't continue populating the board for nothing.

thanks guys

[Hides-His-Eyes]

Don't use them to switch the power supply, but otherwise fine.

Just don't stamp on them and solder them like you would your own fingers.

[darron]

are you SURE the switch is rated to 6V? that's a little weird. how did you discover that?

[oomnelson]

As darron said, that switch is weird. But, if it is a switch with a light to indicate when it´s on/off, so you can read that type of maximun voltage rate, in order to not burn out the diode inside it.
This is the only explanation I found to explain that low voltage in a switch.

[Hides-His-Eyes]

Are you sure it's not 6VA, ie 6 Volt Amps, ie 6 watts?

[darron]

at any rate, the diodes would probably burn out long before a 6v rated switch would, those things are sensitive to anything like DC. sounds like you'll be more than safe.