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Topic: Steel Guitar toggle switch amp rating? |
Butch Pytko
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Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 1:04 pm |
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My tone defeat switch in my LeGrande went-out some time ago and am just now going to order the exact replacement from Emmons. But, thought I would check first, locally at Home Depot, and found this:
Looking at it, it looks to be the same size, terminals are arranged differently, but I will take the original with me, when I go back, to match them-up.
My question is: Is the AMP RATING important?
On the original switch, it has: 125V. 3A (stamped on the case)
This one from Home Depot, is rated at 20 amps. Would the higher amp rating make any difference? Thanks. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 1:22 pm
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| No problem at all. |
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Steven Husting
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Germany
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 28 Aug 2014 1:25 pm
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The difference lies in the heavier one has more metal conducting the current/ load.
That switch will work fine as long as you can make it connect.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Steven Husting
From:
Germany
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Posted 29 Aug 2014 10:48 pm
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I'm sorry, but this has been nagging at me. I took a look at the Emmons catalog, and as far as I can tell from the grainy picture that's just a no-name switch in there. Now, that should be enough - because we are talking about a handful of milliwatts and almost no current, and you probably don't sit there playing with the switch all night. This is extremely light-duty work.
But the switch failed. It can only be a mechanical defect.
The Home Depot switch is what we in Germany would politely call 'modest' quality, which means cheap.
You paid what, $3500 for your guitar? Spend $5.00 on a Carling, which has been working for decades without problems as a standby switch in Fender amps, which is much harder duty. Or even better, spend $15.00 on an Apem 600 and the switch will outlive a nuclear holocaust.
Just my opinion.
Steve |
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Butch Pytko
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2014 10:08 am
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| OK guys, thanks for your help. |
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