tonyclaret Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hi, I have a Line 6 M9, which in terms of functionality works fine. The only minor issue is that the foot switch on bank A doesn't click when pressed. Could see any replacement parts for the "M" range just DL4's etc. Any ideas, fixes? Cheers Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Have you asked Line6? Anyway, it should be easy enough to replace with a standard footswitch, probably momentary like this: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/250vac-3a-momentary-action-foot-switch-n85ar"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/250vac-3a-momentary-action-foot-switch-n85ar[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Line6 are not known for their footswitches. I believe the M series is the same as the DL-4 in that the 'switch' is just a plunger into a small tactile switch on the PCB, utter crap. These can be desoldered and then replaced with a mechanical momentary DPDT momentary switch. But that mod is not for the feint hearted. I did 2 on my DL-4 and never again, had Martin at Owens Electronics mod the other two. So much more reliable now though. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyclaret Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1473149859' post='3127294'] Have you asked Line6? Anyway, it should be easy enough to replace with a standard footswitch, probably momentary like this: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/250vac-3a-momentary-action-foot-switch-n85ar"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/250vac-3a-momentary-action-foot-switch-n85ar[/url] [/quote] No I haven't. I'll drop them a message see what they say. Cheers Edited September 6, 2016 by tonyclaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyf Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Just had a google as I use an M9. The reliability of the switches seems to be a common issue with the M series pedals. However there's bucket loads of tutorials and YouTube vids on changing the switches. There's also lots of guidance on modifying the pedals to use better quality switches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1473165321' post='3127546'] ...But that mod is not for the feint hearted... [/quote] How come? I did it on a couple of zoom units, just de-soldered the connections, soldered some wires in where they used to be, and soldered these wires to the new footswitch. It seemed simple to me. Maybe the Line6 design makes it harder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyclaret Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 [quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1473171348' post='3127635'] How come? I did it on a couple of zoom units, just de-soldered the connections, soldered some wires in where they used to be, and soldered these wires to the new footswitch. It seemed simple to me. Maybe the Line6 design makes it harder? [/quote] Yeah did see something that followed that kind of process, thick tricky but looked like drilling a bigger hole to accomodate the fitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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