Vox Tonelab SE tactile switch sourcing

[nosaj]

You'll have to check to see if it will work. I've almost always been able to put the switch in at an angle and just cut off two pins.

If you get the 4 pin to cut off 2 make sure you have switch oriented correctly before cutting.

nosaj

[AmpFix]

If you get the 4 pin to cut off 2 make sure you have switch oriented correctly before cutting.

nosaj

You can't do that with this mechanical design. The pins have to be centered so that the panel button is centered on the actuator.

[AmpFix]

Here are 2 pin versions:

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/...B3F-6000/31447

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/...FSM8JRT/529669

I thought yours were 4 pin. I see now I was just looking at shadows in your pic.

Thank you for that, much appreciated.

There seems to be a 5mm high one from omron (B3F-6020) . Odd how the filtering took that one out when I was looking for it. The data must be incorrect on mouser's system.
https://www.mouser.ca/ProductDetail/...3cRj8QXw%3D%3D

The longer one is also on mouser but the length/width are 5.99mm, which is why the search failed on mouser.
https://www.mouser.ca/ProductDetail/...pSxYQL7g%3D%3D


Also, for reference, the alps switch (SKHCBFA010) for the footswitch section is this one on digikey:
https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/d...FA010/19529171



They are more expensive on mouser.com. Perhaps its time for me to try digikey after all these years.

[Mars Amp Repair]

Did you try spraying them first?

My years of experience show that although you might have success spraying these tactile switches, fundamentally, the contacts are worn out and they will fail again shortly.
check Mouser with your measurements, and you'll find what you're looking for. They're super cheap like sometimes less that 0.45 ea. Really not worth wasting time to resurrect them.
Other sources like 'Syntaur' for keyboard, charge a couple of bucks each, which is highway robbery!!

[The Dude]

You can't do that with this mechanical design. The pins have to be centered so that the panel button is centered on the actuator.

FWIW: I've done this plenty of times. You put the 2 remaining pins diagonally so that the switch still centers with the actuator. A bit hard to explain. Basically, the switch sits at an angle to the original orientation. It usually but doesn't always work. Sometimes other components are in the way, etc.

[AmpFix]

FWIW: I've done this plenty of times. You put the 2 remaining pins diagonally so that the switch still centers with the actuator. A bit hard to explain. Basically, the switch sits at an angle to the original orientation. It usually but doesn't always work. Sometimes other components are in the way, etc.

I prefer to get the correct parts vs doing a hack job,
I referenced the correct parts in this thread.

[The Dude]

I also referenced the correct parts in this thread. On occasion, it's better to use what you have available rather than make a customer wait for parts. Especially, if it's a gigging musician who needs it NOW. Further, I don't consider a slightly reoriented, well soldered, properly working part installation a "hack job", but hey- whatever trips your trigger.