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Looking for an Octave Cat three way switch

Looking for an Octave Cat three way switch

2012-01-28 by heathfinnie

I have an Octave Cat that had one of the three way switches break. Does anyone have a spare one or a Cat for parts? It's a three way On-On-On switch. It switches the waveform modulation for one of the oscillators between sine, square and S&H.

Thanks!
heath

Re: Looking for an Octave Cat three way switch

2012-01-29 by Doug

Is the switch itself bad, or is the plastic broken.  If it's just the plastic you might be able to mold a new part from a casting of another one.

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "heathfinnie" <heathfinnie@...> wrote:
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> I have an Octave Cat that had one of the three way switches break. Does anyone have a spare one or a Cat for parts? It's a three way On-On-On switch. It switches the waveform modulation for one of the oscillators between sine, square and S&H.
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> Thanks!
> heath
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Re: Looking for an Octave Cat three way switch

2012-01-29 by Scott

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "heathfinnie" <heathfinnie@...> wrote:
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> I have an Octave Cat that had one of the three way switches break. Does anyone have a spare one or a Cat for parts? It's a three way On-On-On switch. It switches the waveform modulation for one of the oscillators between sine, square and S&H.
> 
> Thanks!
> heath
>
What about a 3 position switch from a guitar ...Like a fender telecaster?   Those have an On-ON-ON function

Re: Looking for an Octave Cat three way switch

2012-01-29 by Scott

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Doug" <dougslocum@...> wrote:
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> Is the switch itself bad, or is the plastic broken.  If it's just the plastic you might be able to mold a new part from a casting of another one.
> 
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "heathfinnie" <heathfinnie@> wrote:
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> > I have an Octave Cat that had one of the three way switches break. Does anyone have a spare one or a Cat for parts? It's a three way On-On-On switch. It switches the waveform modulation for one of the oscillators between sine, square and S&H.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > heath
> >

Nevermind the last post. You're looking for a 3 pos. slide switch.  
Check digikey.com    or    mouser.com
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