customnewb
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Post by customnewb on Dec 26, 2013 21:54:57 GMT -5
Anyone ever seen for sale push-pull pots with built in LEDs that light up to show the switch position? Anybody have any ideas how to make some? Ideally, I would like the LEDs to be or appear to be) inside the pot knobs. I gues I don't see how I can wire an LED to the pot knob without it getting all twisted up and affecting the knob rotation.
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Post by JohnH on Dec 26, 2013 22:22:09 GMT -5
Hi customnewb, welcome to GN2.
How about getting a fairly large knob made of substantially clear material, such as some Gibson knobs (eg speed knob). Then set you LED to shine up through a hole in the top surface of the guitar or pickguard, just covered by the knob. Then the knob might appear to glow when the LED lights up.
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Post by ashcatlt on Dec 26, 2013 22:35:46 GMT -5
1) So the fact that its either pushed or pulled isn't indication enough?
B) What are you switching with this thing? Most P/Ps are DPDT and unless you're doing some fancy electronic switching you will probably need at least one of the Ps to switch the LED.
Plus you need a power source. Unless you've got some other reason to put a battery in your guitar, it seems like more work than its worth. You probably wouldn't need a whole 9V in there just for the light, though. A AA or watch battery or something would probably work.
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Post by b4nj0 on Dec 27, 2013 4:57:00 GMT -5
Welcome to the Forum!
If you are only splitting down a humbucker into two single coils and selecting one of them (just like on my Yammy Pacifica 904, you would have a spare bank on the dpdt that you could use for this application, but I have to agree- why would you bother? This seems rather like focusing your mind on creating a problem rather than solving one. For myself, this would be a waste of the potential that the second pole has.
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