Question:
Hola,
So I have a Dano Pepperoni Phaser that has somehow become a distortion pedal
of it's own, and I'm wondering if I can turn it into a simple channel switcher for my amp. Any help is much appriciated.
Answer:
If your footswitch uses a 1/4" jack, then sure, you can gut the phaser and use the casing for a footswitch. Just make sure you find the right switching for your amp. What amp is this?
Answer:
The amp is a Fender Champion 30. I don't yet have a footswitch, so I'm wondering if I can build one using parts from the phaser.
Answer:
Chances are the switch is just an on/off
if you wire the pedal to switch on/off to one jack socket, put a standard lead from that jack to the switch input on the amp you SHOULD be away!!
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Hello,
I own a fender squier champ 25 GR solidstate amp, but I don't have a
footswitch (there's a plug for it on my amp).
Does anybody knows how I can get schematics for a such a footswitch
including a LED indicator?
Thanx for your help !
Olivier

From: Chitown Rocker - view profile
Date: Thurs, Feb 8 2001 3:47 am
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Very easy. Just wire the switch accross the tip and ring
of the plug that goes into the footswitch jack. As far as
the LED goes.... If you are using a DPDT switch, use the
other side of the switch to turn the LED on and off. You
can use a couple AA bateries to power the LED but just
make sure you have the proper resistor in series with the
LED to limit current. For two AA batteries(3V), a 220 ohm
resistor will do just fine. The power for the LED should also
be switched by the action of inserting or removing the plug.
Sorry, this is the best explaination I can give without providing
a schematic.
FWIW, you could save yourself the time and money by just
buying a footswitch. You could use the Boss FS-5L. It is a
latching footswitch with an LED indicator. This footswitch is
also built like a tank! I have three and they cost me about
$30US each. You could hardly build them for that much if
you buy your parts in small quantity like most people do.
If you are still hell-bent on building it, email me. I will draw
a schematic and email it back to you.
CR
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"Olivier" wrote in message news:95suj6$3ul$1@wanadoo.fr...
> Hello,
> I own a fender squier champ 25 GR solidstate amp, but I don't have a
> footswitch (there's a plug for it on my amp).
> Does anybody knows how I can get schematics for a such a footswitch
> including a LED indicator?
> Thanx for your help !
> Olivier

From: Robert M. Braught - view profile
Date: Thurs, Feb 8 2001 12:59 pm
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Chitown Rocker wrote:
> Very easy. Just wire the switch accross the tip and ring
> of the plug that goes into the footswitch jack.
Don't think so. Perhaps you mean "tip to sleeve" or "ring to sleeve"?
FWIW Fender, for some time now, has enjoyed being unique in that their
footswitch schemes use a two conductor cable- plug tip/sleeve only- to
switch two (or more!) functions, by taking advantage of yea 'olde 60
cycles AC, selectively rectified (clipped) by LEDs (sometimes w/varied,
critical value zener diodes) wired for both polarities, coupled into
voltage comparators in the amp for determining what switch you've
pushed. The LEDs in the pedal turn on as a by product of this fun, and
for some Fender amps to switch properly *have to be there*, with their
specific series zener diode, or the amp will mis-interpret the switch
closure.
As far as
> the LED goes.... If you are using a DPDT switch, use the
> other side of the switch to turn the LED on and off. You
> can use a couple AA bateries to power the LED but just
> make sure you have the proper resistor in series with the
> LED to limit current. For two AA batteries(3V), a 220 ohm
> resistor will do just fine. The power for the LED should also
> be switched by the action of inserting or removing the plug.
> Sorry, this is the best explaination I can give without providing
> a schematic.
Agreed.
> FWIW, you could save yourself the time and money by just
> buying a footswitch. You could use the Boss FS-5L. It is a
> latching footswitch with an LED indicator. This footswitch is
> also built like a tank! I have three and they cost me about
> $30US each. You could hardly build them for that much if
> you buy your parts in small quantity like most people do.
What about contacting a Fender Parts/Accessory Dealer- the Champ 25
footswitch (#099-4056-000) has a *list* price of $45 (a friendly Dealer
could cut you a deal)
Email me and I'll scan the Fender schematic for you.
Cheers,
Robert
QTS
http://www.Braught.com