Slime_Lord
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I told myself I would never build another rotary switch but, against my better judgement, I’m mentally preparing myself for the task of measuring resistors for 30, 23 stepped switches.
I realized while going through spare parts that I had 4 Elma 04’s that I had previously soldered lying around and another 8 in the NetEq I built. I’d like to take the 8 out of the NetEq, replace them with 10K CT pots that I also have, and potentially resolder the Elma switches to the values I need for my current project.
I’ve heard (not sure I remember where) too much heat can cause issues with these switches. I can’t recall what potential issues there are, does anyone know the risks? Is there a non-destructive way to remove/replace the resistors currently installed?
One would think that $65 switches would be able to withstand replacing the resistors, I’d love to be wrong about this and proceed with what I’d like to do but want to avoid more issues if I can.
Huge thanks in advance!
I realized while going through spare parts that I had 4 Elma 04’s that I had previously soldered lying around and another 8 in the NetEq I built. I’d like to take the 8 out of the NetEq, replace them with 10K CT pots that I also have, and potentially resolder the Elma switches to the values I need for my current project.
I’ve heard (not sure I remember where) too much heat can cause issues with these switches. I can’t recall what potential issues there are, does anyone know the risks? Is there a non-destructive way to remove/replace the resistors currently installed?
One would think that $65 switches would be able to withstand replacing the resistors, I’d love to be wrong about this and proceed with what I’d like to do but want to avoid more issues if I can.
Huge thanks in advance!