BeePre 2 on/ off switch upgrade

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Offline blackharp

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on: January 24, 2023, 10:48:29 AM
Anyone know where I can find a fancier on/ off switch for the Bee Pre 2? Perhaps in brass or gold?
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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: January 24, 2023, 10:54:28 AM
This is one I have used before, though you may need to slightly file the hole for it to not fit too snugly.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Marquardt-Switches/1683.1101?qs=4EOvy6wCNnuI4PiOeAczdg%3D%3D

I'm not sure I have ever seen a brass rocker switch.

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Reply #4 on: February 14, 2023, 10:56:39 AM
You know what they say about putting the round peg in the rectangular hole...

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Reply #5 on: February 14, 2023, 10:57:53 AM
You know what they say about putting the round peg in the rectangular hole...
That I could easily craft a small, rectangular brass plate with a round hole in it?



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Reply #6 on: February 14, 2023, 11:03:44 AM
I would use some adhesive as well to keep things from rotating.  My experience with switches like that is that they like to back themselves out and get loose. 

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Reply #7 on: February 14, 2023, 11:44:40 AM
Careful with that Switchcraft switch - try to find some specs on it. If I'm not mistaken, it is meant to switch electric guitar pickup level signals - not for switching AC power on/off.

Rich