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What type of 3-way switch do I need?


RedJamaX

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So I am working on a project to basically rebuild a strat copy and make it my own creation.  It will have an H-S-H layout with a mini humbucker in the mid position. 

Ultimately, I want to do away with the 5-way switch and replace it with three, 3-way switches.  For the Neck and Bridge positions I want the three switch positions to be  OFF - SINGLE - HUMBUCKER modes.

For the Mid position, I want OFF - SERIES - PARALLEL.  Is there some special "type" of 3-way switch I need for each of these applications?  Or can I just get that same kind of switch you would use for pickup switching?

 

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RedJamaX wrote:

For the Neck and Bridge positions I want the three switch positions to be  OFF - SINGLE - HUMBUCKER modes.

For the Mid position, I want OFF - SERIES - PARALLEL.  Is there some special "type" of 3-way switch I need for each of these applications?  Or can I just get that same kind of switch you would use for pickup switching?

 

Thanks!

Everything you want be done with ON-OFF-ON DPDT switches, if you're not picky about which position gives you which function, as long as you get all three. It behooves you to use the middle off position of the 3-way switch for the off function.

I made a schematic with CircuitLab. Note that it doesn't show that the switches have an off position, whereby the poles are in the middle, not making contact with anything. They are just stock schematic symbols.  The OFF position of a DPDT is just that: a click stop where it is disconnected from both contacts. There are DPDT switches which don't have the middle OFF: those are labeled as ON-ON DPDT, rather than ON-OFF-ON. Watch out!

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