Bluesbreaker clipping diodes switch?

Started by spargo, April 06, 2011, 03:12:03 AM

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spargo

I did this very handy mod when I built a RAT which switches between LED, Germanium, and Silicon clipping: http://www.muzique.com/news/diode-clipping-switch/

I want to see if I can do the same for a bluesbreaker.  Except in the bluesbreaker the four clipping diodes seem to be in more of a loop, instead of shunted to ground.  Is it possible to do this with only an SPDT On-Off-On switch?  I'm stuck.

brett

Hi
to switch 4 paths between 2 options, you'll probably need a four pole double throw switch (4PDT).
Look it up on the web - you'll probably find applications like this.
But a qik description goes like this:
Connect all of the diodes at one end of the loop, and at the other end use the switch to connect either of the 2 pairs of paths to the IC/whatever.
cheers
Brett Robinson
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