Bad Footswitch for Ibanez TS-9

[soupbone]

My TS-9 footswitch went bad on me.I found this switch at mouser: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mountain-Switch/101-0621-EV/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvmjFsR17Iys103Dqhvnh4%252b  Just wondering if this one will work?

[twabelljr]

That is the same part number Small Bear sells as a replacement. 5th one down: http://www.smallbearelec.com/Categories.bok?category=Switches%2C+Relays&searchpath=2172600&start=25&total=64.

[soupbone]

That is the same part number Small Bear sells as a replacement. 5th one down: http://www.smallbearelec.com/Categories.bok?category=Switches%2C+Relays&searchpath=2172600&start=25&total=64.

Word!So,That switch from mouser will work?(I'd get it from smallbear,But mouser's not too far from me.I'm in Oklahoma,They're in Texas).Thanks for the reply!

[BadIdeas]

The same thing happened to me once, but it was under a 1-year warranty that I did not know about. I know it's sort of anti-DIY, and a switch is not that expensive, but you might check in to that before you spend the money. I don't remember if I had to pay shipping or not.

[twabelljr]

Not a problem!  I lived in Canadian, OK for 4 months, right on Lake Eufaula. It was nice. I could never live there, my wife is terrified of spiders and I have seen some pretty big Tarantulas out there!

[zombiwoof]

You also may be able to disassemble the switch and clean it like you do with Boss switches.  I'm not sure if this is possible with the Ibanez switches, but may be worth a try.  Anyone try this with the Ibanez switch?.

Al

[twabelljr]

Actually yes. From R.G. Kenn's "The Technology of the Tubescreamer":

The "bypass" switch module seems to be prone to failure and intermittency as well. This switch is a sealed keyswitch module, and inside is a dished metal dome that clicks over to make contact when the button is pressed. There is also a rubber ring inside that keeps things apart. The intermittency seems to come either from corrosion of the disk or contamination of the contact points from gook coming from the rubber part. My friend the amp tech actually takes the switch apart - if you're careful this can be non-destructive - and cleans the contacts up, getting rid of any loose debris. He claims a 70-80% success rate at doing this.

Direct link: http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/TStech/tsxtech.htm

[soupbone]

Not a problem!  I lived in Canadian, OK for 4 months, right on Lake Eufaula. It was nice. I could never live there, my wife is terrified of spiders and I have seen some pretty big Tarantulas out there!

Right on!Yeah,We got some big spiders down here.