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Post by Ro_S on Nov 2, 2015 18:27:02 GMT -5
Hello, I'm intent on using 5-position 4P5T rotary switches on some of my guitar modification projects. Due to the applications and guitars in question, I want to use rotary switches in certain instances rather than a 5-way blade style 'super switch'. I've never wired a rotary switch switch before however. I need some help please. I'm having difficulty finding a easily understandable wiring diagrams online for my purposes. I wish to know how to wire a 5-position 4P5T rotary switches to achieve the following: Scenario A: configuration of a humbucker pickup - inner coil only - outer coil only - both coils, in series (i.e. normal humbucker mode) - both coils, in series but out of phase- both coils, in parallelScenario B: configuration of an aggregate style pickup (e.g. Seymour Duncan 'P-Rail'; Fender 'Triplebucker') - P90 only - single coil rail only - both, in series (full output) - both coils, in series but out of phase- both, in parallelScenario C: combining two separate pickups. - pickup #1 only - both pickups, in parallel (i.e. typical combination setting) - pickup #2 only - both pickups, in series - both pickups, in series but out of phaseScenario D: combining two separate pickups, one of which is configured by a 4P5T rotary switch. same as scenario C Scenario E: combining two separate pickups, both of which have a 4P5T rotary switch. same as scenario C (notes: - the order in which the 5 permutations in each scenario listed is just arbitrary and doesn't necessarily represent the order I want to operate in.) - yes, I want to achieve the same 5 permutations in each case. ) I did a search on this forum but I couldn't find any existing threads that were suitable. If anyone here can help me, I should be very grateful. thanks
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Post by ashcatlt on Nov 2, 2015 23:16:16 GMT -5
As far as wiring goes, all five of these are exactly the same. You've got some of them listed in different order, but as you said the order really is arbitrary - just a matter of which lugs of the switch you use. I personally don't think you'll ever end up using the intra-pickup OoP options, but...
If you can find a superswitch version of any one of these, it's exactly what you need for all of them.
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Post by newey on Nov 4, 2015 7:44:39 GMT -5
Yes, you can think of a 4P5T rotary as just a Superswitch rolled into a ball. I'll have to hunt around to see if we have anything similar, at the moment work intervenes . . .
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Post by Ro_S on Nov 4, 2015 14:56:54 GMT -5
Yes, you can think of a 4P5T rotary as just a Superswitch rolled into a ball. I'll have to hunt around to see if we have anything similar, at the moment work intervenes . . . yes, please!
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