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Post by "Z" Steve on Jun 14, 2022 7:08:18 GMT -7
I see different pricing from 4 dollars to 18 dollars, so do I meet in the middle price wise or ? It is the original footswitch and starting to fail. Thank you for suggestions!
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Post by zpilot on Jun 15, 2022 2:34:45 GMT -7
The last 3PDT switches I bought were Gorva brand and I got them from Antique Electronic Supply. So far I am happy with them and would probably buy them again.
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Post by LT on Jun 15, 2022 10:22:34 GMT -7
I'm no EE but I think I'd buy the best switch I could find.......especially if you gig this pedal.
Also, I think the Timmy is steadily rising in value, so that could make the $$ layout a little easier to justify. My 2 cents.
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Post by "Z" Steve on Jun 15, 2022 12:55:43 GMT -7
I'm no EE but I think I'd buy the best switch I could find.......especially if you gig this pedal. Also, I think the Timmy is steadily rising in value, so that could make the $$ layout a little easier to justify. My 2 cents. My thought exactly, even though that pedal isn't going anywhere!
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Post by LT on Jun 15, 2022 14:16:00 GMT -7
I'm no EE but I think I'd buy the best switch I could find.......especially if you gig this pedal. Also, I think the Timmy is steadily rising in value, so that could make the $$ layout a little easier to justify. My 2 cents. My thought exactly, even though that pedal isn't going anywhere! I hear ya! FYI.....The cheapest V1 on Reverb now is $700.
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Post by purpletele on Jun 15, 2022 18:42:46 GMT -7
A couple of years ago ZPilot let us know about a music store that had new Timmy's, so I bought a second one. I believe I ordered a replacement switch as an option and have it the box.
I thought that was a cool option. I think I paid $140 for the pedal
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Post by zpilot on Jun 15, 2022 22:41:30 GMT -7
I've found the price on these switches doesn't always indicate quality. I would not even make it a consideration no more than these cost. I have almost always used the Taiwan-made ones until recently with no problems. I even bought a couple of switches from Fulltone. I've stayed away from the Chinese ones. I just thought I would give the Gorva switch a try. I have no idea where they are made. Actually, I have yet to have ANY of the replacements fail.
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Post by "Z" Steve on Jun 16, 2022 8:05:09 GMT -7
I've found the price on these switches doesn't always indicate quality. I would not even make it a consideration no more than these cost. I have almost always used the Taiwan-made ones until recently with no problems. I even bought a couple of switches from Fulltone. I've stayed away from the Chinese ones. I just thought I would give the Gorva switch a try. I have no idea where they are made. Actually, I have yet to have ANY of the replacements fail. I completely forgot about Fulltone. They are not far from me and Mikes quality is always great. Unless a component other than the footswitch fails this pedal will last a long time. On a side note, I'm sure Paul Cochrane is swamped with his Tim V3 production. I sent 2 emails and tried calling with no answer. That is NOT like him, but being a one man builder I understand. Thank you for your suggestions!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jun 21, 2022 5:08:05 GMT -7
There's a guy that used to call his company 'b!tches love my switches'...and I've had great luck with his stuff. Reasonably priced and good quality. It's now been renamed to a shorter 'love my switches'. Can't imagine why.
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Post by "Z" Steve on Jun 21, 2022 6:32:20 GMT -7
I ordered the Fulltone - got it the next day. I left it along with the Timmy with a friend of mine who does all his own repairs re pedals or amps. He sent a text yesterday saying it is done, but I might not get it back right away. He loves it.
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Post by zpilot on Aug 13, 2022 9:31:00 GMT -7
Just a footnote to this thread. I recently had the switch in a Timmy V3 start to fail intermittently. The pedal is only a couple of years old so it is way to soon for that to be happening. I decided to look inside the switch to find the cause. Disassembly wasn't all that hard but it was delicate. Nothing looked worn but I saw there are three plungers that change the contacts and I found that one of them was sticking out noticeably less than the other two so it was exerting less force and movement. There are springs behind the plungers so the spring for that plunger was obviously shorter than the others. I stretched it to match the others. Then I reassembled the switch. That of course takes three hands. It fixed the problem and took no more time than soldering in a new switch. As I said this was a relatively new switch. As for an older switch I don't see where these really wear out. There isn't all that much force and they aren't arcing like a high voltage switch. I think maybe in those cases the grease inside these is getting hard. If you clean all the parts and reapply grease I think it would fix them. I'm pretty sure you could just use Big Bends Nut Sauce if you don't have dielectric grease handy. Again this shouldn't take more time than replacing the switch.
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Post by Don A on Aug 13, 2022 20:20:18 GMT -7
A jack failed on a Timmy that I had bought used. I contacted Paul Cochrane to locate an exact replacement. He sent me a replacement for free and even offered to install it even though I told him that I bought the pedal used!
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Post by zpilot on Aug 15, 2022 8:41:55 GMT -7
I've heard that Paul Cochrane does that kind of stuff. I just find it easier and quicker to do most gear repairs myself and those types of switches are common to a lot of pedals. Plus I just like to tinker with stuff.
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Post by Chilly Gibbons (Todd T.) on Aug 15, 2022 16:40:50 GMT -7
Yeah, Paul’s good people. Have dealt with him awhile back and was impressed with him.
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