RE: midi pedals

[Richard Zvonar <zvonar@zvonar.com>]

At 9:19 AM -0500 9/4/01, M. Steven Ginn wrote:
>Since most of the discussion about pedals comes back to the PMC10, can
>anyone recommend any modifications that will improve the quality of the
>PMC10 and ensure that it will continue to have a long life?  For
>starters, I know the plastic switches seem awefully delicate.  Has
>anyone found a more durable replacement for those switches?

The switch mechanism is in two parts. The switches themselves are 
tiny momentary switches directly attached to the circuit board. The 
plastic thing that you actually step on is just a piece of plastic 
with a small peg that clicks on the real switch when you step on it. 
The plastic piece attaches to the chassis with small flanges that 
break easily.

I bought a PMC10 from a kid on eBay, only to discover that one of 
these "switches" had lost one of its flanges and was intermittent 
because the mechanical action was flaky. When I called Digitech about 
repairs I found out that parts were no longer available.

Perhaps the best solution would be to replace the entire two-piece 
system with a single, robust, quiet, integrated switch. I general 
I've noticed that the more robust a switch is, the noisier it tends 
to be. Can someone suggest a suitabel part?
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