Sibob Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Has anyone had a DL-4 (or another in the modelling range) that has sticky footswitches, essentially unresponsive switches that take a number of stomps before they engage. Any fixes? Cheers Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Had a DL4 but without the issue described. It might be worth checking the Line6 forum though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 There's a bunch of information relating to just lubing it up, making sure the nut is tight etc. I could replace the switches obviously. Annoyingly it's just come back from the Line6 repair department as the DSP chip and gone kaput, I bought up the switch issue but they reckoned it was all working fine.....its not. booo Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG Flatline Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) These use small tactile switches mounted to the PCB with an actuator to make it like a footswitch. I'd pop it open, see if the switches work when you press them with your finger. If so, you can get replacement actuators from Musikding and Banzai. Alternatively, you could remove the switches and use a momentary footswitch instead. Personally, I'd remove all four switches and replace with soft-touch SPST Momentary switches, but others swear by actuators and tactile switches. At least if you try just replacing the actuator you've spent a quid or so rather than a tenner on switches and the time to do it! Good luck with it! EDIT - this one - [url="http://www.radioshackuk.co.uk/WebRoot/BT3/Shops/BT2533/4DA7/0C01/DDA4/2C16/DEEE/0A0C/05E8/06D7/786-0346.JPG"]http://www.radioshac...D7/786-0346.JPG[/url] - but you can find them much cheaper if you hunt around. I've bought these exact ones for less than a quid in a pack of 20 before. Edited January 10, 2013 by TG Flatline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great, thanks for the info Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Just for anyones future info, the issue was literally just that the nut was loose on the switch. Tightened it up and the switch works just fine! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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