Help converting DP3T slider to rocker switch

Started by eightsevenzero, July 17, 2022, 08:11:57 AM

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eightsevenzero

I'll be honest, more complicated switching configurations throw me for a loop. I have a pedal that has a DP3T slider switch that basically takes two supply lines and links them to three settings independently. I'd like to replace this with an on/on/on mini rocker but can't quite figure out how to link the terminals so that no two settings are linked at the same time. I've attached a labelled pic of the pcb terminals below. Thanks!



stallik

I'd describe that slider switch as a 2P4T like the EG2305 here https://www.mouser.co.uk/datasheet/2/140/ESCH_S_A0005350660_1-2548076.pdf
Check the circuit diagram for it. I've not come across the same thing in a toggle switch
on/on/on switches are not the same thing https://www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas/online-resources/learn-about-guitar-pickups-and-electronics-and-wiring/understanding-guitar-wiring-part-6-mini-toggle-switch-and-push-pull-pot-basics/

So, I don't think there's a drop in replacement BUT if its possible, I'm sure someone will chime in shortly....
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RickL

I think the 2305 is a 2P3T, not 2P4T. Pins 3 and 7 are marked as the commons. There is a toggle equivalent, that looks, at first glance, like a 4 pole on-on-on switch, the same way the 1P3T toggle looks like a 2 pole on-on-on switch. Like the single pole version, it requires a jumper between two of the 6 pins that make up each section of the 3 throws (so two jumpers). Here's the first one I found on Google: https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/nkk-switches/M2044ES1W01/1047121?utm_adgroup=General&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Smart%20Shopping_Product_Zombie%20SKUS&utm_term=&productid=1047121&gclid=CjwKCAjw5s6WBhA4EiwACGncZZsnAjX8DMFiyjzPtVfdqkOe03GFKxtqOFRbwFuZ0JsfURIofrmNLhoCm7sQAvD_BwE