Toggling between multiple non-adjacent components

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Toggling between multiple non-adjacent components

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How do you do this? Say you need one switch that swaps several components for alternates, but these aren't adjacent in the circuit. Like say you wanted to swap 3 resistors or caps for different values.


Component 1 *Circuit Stuff* Component 2 *Circuit Stuff* Component 3


^ So none of the individual components are directly touching as I have poorly illustrated ^
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If I understand you correctly... you'd use a 3PDT and Treat Each Section of it seperatley so you'd have 3 x SPDT.

Then it's just a case of wiring it up like normal -
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If I get what you're saying, using resistors as an example it would be wired like this? (Colored circles denote location on board)

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Looks about right to me.
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Cool, thanks.
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And they even have 4pdt switches at Smallbearelec.com if you need to toggle 4 components simultaneously!
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Fuzzrociouspedals wrote:And they even have 4pdt switches at Smallbearelec.com if you need to toggle 4 components simultaneously!

Yeap! I've got a couple laying around for a project I keep putting off :facepalm:
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