Will a radio shack DP/DT switch work as well as a small bear switch???IS there a diffrence in quality??? WIll it affewct my pedal. I had a small bear one but it was a bad switch :( And i really wanna get it done and dont wanna have to order another switch from small bear.
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Q Will a radio shack DP/DT switch work as well as a small bear switch???
A Well I'd just say 'NO', but maybe for a while it 'works'...I've used them.
Q IS there a diffrence in quality??? From the individual reports: "SB Sells quility", you get what you pay for I believe, except at RS...you get what they have and paymore...for switch buying comparisons between RS and SB...apples and oranges.
RS switches are a bit hit or miss, and the durability factor is rather low, the toggles break off, they intermittently fail sometimes, other times just fail etc.
For the $/quality, IMO, your'e much better off getting switches from SB.
I believe the RS switches are not intended for signal switching, though they work for that.
There was a switch shootout supposed to happen, I don't remember the exact results.
For a great box,a great switch needs to be used...again IMO.
Aron was selling 3PDT's, very good, very good price, very easy to wire bypass indicator...using these is a pleasure.
Edit: RS mini toggle is the subject here. Ive got at least ten of them, so far one broke [toggle], one broke [case opened], one partial...gotta twiggel it sometimes. The rest are working fine after probly a year.
RS doesn't stock stomp switches, if thats what your asking. However, i do i have a RS submini DPDT toggle that i use for series/paralell switching on my guitar. Had it for 2 years or so, and it works great, still! Overpriced ($4 or so, where it should be about $2), but its easier to go to one of 3 RS's within 5 minutes of my house then mail order...
Ok well i bought the switch from small bear and it doesnt work...will i get another 1 free???
E-mail steve and find out :) He's a nice guy and you should be able to get this sorted out.
Uh.. you know if you got it too hot while soldering.. you might have rendered it inoperable yourself. I've done it.
Just a thought.
RDV