Favorite switch - any schems out there?

[Heavy_Soul]

Wanna make a few for some friends, but I cant seem to find anything online that doesn't have broken images

[Schlatte]

as far as i know the favorite switch is just a dpdt that switches a stereo jack- the tip either to the ring or the sleeve.. The led is just in parallel...
Here is how it works as far as I know.. I am not 100% sure if it's true tho...

[eatyourguitar]

loop switcher or AB switcher? its really simple if you dont need the led. I can draw you a schematic. just tell me what you need. battery or wall power. LED or no LED. I'll draw it for you. actually, I can just pay you back in loop switchers maybe? I'll still get you back even if I draw you a schematic. I'm not trying to get out of it.

[Heavy_Soul]

Particularly the Strymon favourite switch rather than an A/B or Loop Switcher, a few friends have asked me to look into it, as I've built them loops and ABY's before

[Heavy_Soul]

As far as I can tell... it's a TRS jack, a latching SPDT, switching the tip from the ring to the sleeve... im guessing thats what the above diagram shows?

[Schlatte]

As far as I can tell... it's a TRS jack, a latching SPDT, switching the tip from the ring to the sleeve... im guessing thats what the above diagram shows?

yeah.

[Heavy_Soul]

Found this -



looks like it'll work

[eatyourguitar]

is that a 7k in your first schematic? I have a bunch of those 1590LB boxes already, this would be a great way for me to pay you back.

[Heavy_Soul]

I think it's a 1k.

Is there any difference between SPDT and 3PDT? I can't seem to find anywhere in the UK which sells SPDT switches.

Although I could do with a bunch of the 1590LB enclosures and switches

[eatyourguitar]

you wont find SPDT but you will see the x-wing DPDT thats in the picture you posted. I have 3PDT but DPDT would be better cause you could trim it down more and have the footswitch closer to the center of the box which is the ideal placement.

[Schlatte]

is that a 7k in your first schematic?

No.. it's supposed to mean 1k
Please forgive me my lack of MSPaint skills

[Heavy_Soul]

Those x-wing switches are expensive... would something like this work?

http://www.banzaimusic.com/Alpha-DPDT-solder-lugs.html

With these jacks, which I assume would be fine?

http://www.banzaimusic.com/Neutrik-jack ... tereo.html

[eatyourguitar]

your paying double what we pay here in the states for a footswitch but yeah it will work. its actually pretty small so you dont need to cut anything.

[eatyourguitar]

oh and I just want to point out that the strymon is probably putting out 5v to the expression input. just a guess from the 1k LED. it makes sense though. no one runs 9v to the expression pedal. just a fun fact for anyone interested in how expression pedals work.

[Heavy_Soul]

It's hard to find places for parts like this in the UK, not one shop has every part I want in stock haha