Momentary Switch for Killswitch?

AfroLH

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I am going to put a Killswitch in my Guitar, but I need to know what kind of switch I need.

I know I need a Momentary Switch that is Spring-Loaded so it depresses fast.

Any ideas on the specific name for this switch?
 
A Killswitch? What is it?

SPST Pushbutton? There's off-on, off-(on), on-(off), on-off and probably others.
 
Killswitch is a momentary switch that Cuts off the sound from a Guitar.

Tom Morrelo (sp?) and Buckethead both use this semi-frequently.

Also I figured out I need to use a SPST (Like you said) Off-(On) Switch.
 
I would think that you'd want a momentary contact switch for "always on". When the switch is down, it breaks the circuit, which would stop the guitar's sound.
 
Actually, if you wanted to cut it off, you would need an on-(off) switch. That means normally closed, momentary open or something like that.
 
No I need it so when I push the button it cut it off.
Thats what a Killswitch does. Kills the sound.
 
AfroLH said:
No I need it so when I push the button it cut it off.
Thats what a Killswitch does. Kills the sound.

Exactly. Open means no connection. Confusing, eh?
 
No, brackets is momentary. Switch labeling is really confusing, took me ages to figure out.

So on-(off) is normally on, momentary off.

Confused enough?
 
I've never, ever, ever seen switches labelled like that. Must be a Canadian thing. In the US they are labelled NO or NC.
 
Huh. Pretty sure that is the real labeling. Maybe you guys are lucky enough to get a watered-down version that actually makes sense?
 
Almost every arcade-designed button has a standard Cherry switch, which lets you choose either off when depressed or on when depressed.
 
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