Old Cd cases are good for something

kaboom · Post by **kaboom** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:57 pm

I installed a chorus/vibrato switch in my fender starcaster chorus and in so doing decided I would go ahead and get rid of the battery box and use that space for the new switch. To make the new cover plate, I took the black cd tray out of an old jewel case, cut a piece to size with an xacto knife, filed down the rough spots with an emery board, then drilled some screw holes. Not exactly beautiful, but not too shabby:

rattler420 · Post by **rattler420** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:02 pm

cool man, good stuff. will definitely put that info to use in the future heh.

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:37 pm

Awesome, been wanting to pick these up on the cheap. Good idea on the battery cover swap.

kaboom · Post by **kaboom** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:44 pm

A different kind of switch would probably have been smarter, but I had this one handy. I left the wires kinda long so I wouldn't have to disconnect them if I wanted to open it back up. Other than that i'm pretty happy with it.

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:23 pm

The place where I work gets in used CDs from folks and recycles the plastic cases. Makes me feel good to work for a company that actually goes out of its way to make a positive impact. They could just be throwing the plastic away and no one would know.

I have one of these Fender Chorus pedals that I haven't decided what to do with. Mine doesn't technically work right now.. I was thinking of pulling out the (nonworking) PCB and the knobs/pots, then putting a self-adhesive breadboard where the knobs were, wiring up in the switch, LED, and jacks, and making it a breadboard pedal testbed.

Achtane · Post by **Achtane** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:36 am

Good idea -- I was looking for a similar solution but it's going to be applied in a different situation (underestimated how thin the surface of a guitar really was when chiseling a little of the control cavity away...it now has a big area punched out :idk:

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I wish I had been able to get one of those chorus pedals when that deal was goin' on.

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:40 am

mathias wrote:I have one of these Fender Chorus pedals that I haven't decided what to do with. Mine doesn't technically work right now.. I was thinking of pulling out the (nonworking) PCB and the knobs/pots, then putting a self-adhesive breadboard where the knobs were, wiring up in the switch, LED, and jacks, and making it a breadboard pedal testbed.

You should really do that. Would be cool to see. Do you think you would set it on a board with other terminals or anything?

morange · Post by **morange** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:29 am

Pretty cool graphic you put on there, too.

nieh · Post by **nieh** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:17 pm

They're only $8 at best buy!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... ies&ks=960

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