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soo pots jacks switches keep undoing themselves no matter how tight i screw them and with the slightest movement
its driving me crazy they wont keep still

tips ?

and mounting 3mm leds without bezels
how does one keep them in the hole

glue gun?

I wouldn't do it, but you can use Loctite to secure stubborn nuts. Use the weakest one (blue, I think).

Hot glue works well on tiny LEDs (and LDRs!). They do make bezels for them, but I haven't seen them at the usual pedlolz supply places.

You can use super glue for the LEDs, but you'll have to drill it out to change it, most likely.

Alternatively, mount it right to the footswitch or jack.

Pedalpartsplus had 3mm bezels last I checked.

I tighten the hell out of the jacks on my pedals. Usually they stay pretty well.

As for the LEDs, as others have said, hot glue works. However, I'd recommend going with a 3mm bezel. It looks better (in most cases), and is a more standard size to drill. Plus, LED's do go bad now and then, so changing it won't be an issue if that happens.

McSpunckle wrote:mount it right to the footswitch or jack

this is what i do

Jero wrote:

McSpunckle wrote:mount it right to the footswitch or jack

this is what i do

Same, plus the bezel.

Rygot wrote:

Jero wrote:

McSpunckle wrote:mount it right to the footswitch or jack

this is what i do

Same, plus the bezel.

I can't be bothered with bezels of such insignificant stature

Rygot wrote:

Jero wrote:

McSpunckle wrote:mount it right to the footswitch or jack

this is what i do

Same, plus the bezel.

Well, aren't you just hot shit.

Noise... wrote:I tighten the hell out of the jacks on my pedals. Usually they stay pretty well.

As for the LEDs, as others have said, hot glue works. However, I'd recommend going with a 3mm bezel. It looks better (in most cases), and is a more standard size to drill. Plus, LED's do go bad now and then, so changing it won't be an issue if that happens.

1/8" works fine for 3mm LEDs.

McSpunckle wrote:
Well, aren't you just hot shit.

Why yes, thank you.

Are you using internal locking washers? They work wonders.

i ended up using a whole lotta man muscle and a hot glue gun i got on christmas specials for 6 dollars

DID WORK SON WOO WOO

Lock washers work great. Can find em for pots and jacks at local hardware stores but they are thick. I think small bear has them and they are probably the thinner kind....

I seriously can't figure out why pots don't come with lock washers.

Or why toggle switches don't come with decent washers...