BeZo
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I bought some heavy duty high current dual throw footswitches and some jacks to mod my footswitches. The idea is to make isolated switch circuits to switch two amps at once for stereo goodness. I started with my 5150 footswitch by drilling a hole in the side and mounting a quarter inch jack. Most of my amps can switch with just a quarter inch cable. With the Peavey footswitch, the housing is plastic so I shouldn't need to worry about ground loops. Then I just switch out the switch and wire it up to both sides and I'm good. On my aluminum body footswitch, I'm going to put rubber ferrule around the jacks to isolate them.
My question is with the LEDs. How important is the LED for the circuit? Outside of the visual cue, do I need an LED in the circuit? Is it worth adding another LED, or should I just rely on one? If I do add an LED, most circuits I've seen just put them in line and that's it. Do I need a specific LED, or are they all created equal? Anyone else ever done this?
My question is with the LEDs. How important is the LED for the circuit? Outside of the visual cue, do I need an LED in the circuit? Is it worth adding another LED, or should I just rely on one? If I do add an LED, most circuits I've seen just put them in line and that's it. Do I need a specific LED, or are they all created equal? Anyone else ever done this?