parts not to use

[Gus]

I have been meaning to post about a part that alot of people seem to use here. A friend of mine that I help build and mantain two big petal boards etc has asked me to work on alot of his petals over the years.

http://www.chrisbuono.com/

The one I am fixing now is a lovetone ring stinger. Same problems as 4 or 5 other lovetones I have worked on, the loran rotary switch, and for you petal people the cheap (I don't know were they are made no markings)stomp switches

I install new lorans for the rotarys because thats all that fits, and carlings for the stomp.

I see alot of lorans used in pictures here in greens etc. I think it would be good for all of us if we can find a good not to expensive rotary. I like the cheap alpha ones better than the lorans. In petals the rotary might make a year with someone that plays alot.

 

[owel]

Grayhills are nice, and has a solid feel to it. (But expensive).

The Lorans are plastic and doesn't feel dependable in the long run. We'll see how they last in my SSL.

 

[NewYorkDave]

You guys mean "Lorlin", right? I've used them in some stuff I built at work, but it hasn't been long enough for me to comment on their reliability.

I do like the cheap Alpha rotaries. They have a solid feel and they work great as long as you don't mind shooting a little DeOxit on the contacts every year or two. (Hey, even the wonderful old Davens had a removable cover so that you could clean the contacts every so often).

 

[Flatpicker]

Digi-Key sells some CTS rotary?s that look promising for not too much more than the Lorlins and way cheaper than the Grayhills. I haven't tried them, but Scott Dorsey used them in his passive eq project. The non-shorting versions are 12 positions, but the shorting versions are only 11 positions.

 

[jrmintz]

I've used the CTS switches, and they're excellent. They feel much more solid than Lorlins.

 

[Moby]

Lorlin :?: Cheap., but usable... You must pay attention when soldering :!:
If you overheated, its unusable. Otherway works fine :wink:

 

[gyraf]

Also, the Lorlins comes in different grades - silver, goldflash, and hardgold. For circuits exposed to small DC errors on the AC, silver does not work well over time. But for DC-free applications they do fine..

Jakob E.

 

[Gus]

FWIW The ones I removed seemed to lose contact pressure.

 

[gyraf]

Could that be due to axial load, because it is mounted in a stomp-box? I.e. if thry're accidentally stomp'd upon?

Jakob E.

 

[Gus]

Jakob

The lovetone and other crazy petals he uses are on a big box that sits on a syth stand he controls them with his hands. There is another floor board full of petals . He is very carefull with his petals etc.

This is why I posted this If it was on the floor kicked around stuff one would expect thing to break from being stepped on.

Thanks I should have added that information about how the petal are treated to the first post .

 

[Bear]

Any reverse engineering on those Lovetone boxes? Particularly the Doppleganger, if he has it. (Phase shifter w/ two independent LFO's for low and hi, if I remember correctly.)

Bear

 

[The Kid]

Unless this is a discussion on flowers, I believe the word is spelled "PEDAL"
And, yes, it is a big deal, if you are trying to communicate with other people! Thanks! :wink: