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Momentary footswitches

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Hi guys, gonna build an arduino controlled switcher for the katana and want 4 momentary footswitches to change the channels, wheres the best place to get them from?
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Found these locally: http://sparks.gogo.co.nz/Momentary-Push ... h-593.html look a bit cheap...
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Yep, gonna just be playing that Katana with one guitar and learning a song, nothing else... :rofl:
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If you got something like the Boss ES-5 or ES-8, you get footswitches and loops, that you can put external pedals in, which you can buy!

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Nah just looking to switch the patches on the katana at this stage :)
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You can get keyboard sustain pedals for $15. I use them for tap tempo etc.
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Delayman wrote:You can get keyboard sustain pedals for $15. I use them for tap tempo etc.
:) just after an the switch itself so I can mount it in an enclosure :)
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I have grabbed most of mine from Ali, not had one fail yet and I have a heavy foot.. best part is they are cheap so you can get spares..

If in a hurry just hit Jaycar.
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Jaycee don't have momentary foot ones only the normal 3PDT ones :(
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jeremyb wrote:Found these locally: http://sparks.gogo.co.nz/Momentary-Push ... h-593.html look a bit cheap...
Was after 2 of these for a looping pedal, but never found anything that was metal and non-latching.

Maybe I should build one :)
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bobiron wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Found these locally: http://sparks.gogo.co.nz/Momentary-Push ... h-593.html look a bit cheap...
Was after 2 of these for a looping pedal, but never found anything that was metal and non-latching.

Maybe I should build one :)
I've ordered 4 from this guy, will be interesting to see how the quality is :)
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Surplustronics has some usually, Jansen did have, but spendy. I always order mine international, from mammoth or bitcheslovemyswitches
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Those will be fine. Similar product is cheaper from china (aliexpress) but 2 weeks shipping. Quality on most stuff I've had from Aliexpress is decent.

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jeremyb wrote:
bobiron wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Found these locally: http://sparks.gogo.co.nz/Momentary-Push ... h-593.html look a bit cheap...
Was after 2 of these for a looping pedal, but never found anything that was metal and non-latching.

Maybe I should build one :)
I've ordered 4 from this guy, will be interesting to see how the quality is :)
Thanks for those links. I was looking local at the time, but these links are awesome, thanks guys.
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bbrunskill wrote:Those will be fine. Similar product is cheaper from china (aliexpress) but 2 weeks shipping. Quality on most stuff I've had from Aliexpress is decent.
:thumbup: yeah can't be bothered with the wait, and navigating the 15 million switch options on RS Components was too painful :lol:
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