I ordered the part last week and put it in today. I watched the video about ten times before, and though I haven't soldered anything onto a pcb before, I did it! Plugged my guitar in, plugged in the power cord, and ran a cable into the hot rod deluxe. It works great! I'm glad I didn't get rid of the ditto because now it's better than new! Thanks
Thank you for posting this!!! So I'm an OG Ditto Looper user - started when they first came out and were demoed on the Reverb site with a double neck. LOL Bought it, and for a year was in looper bliss... until the switch started giving me trouble AT SHOWS. I've used the Ditto Stereo, and now use the 4X (which I really had to pay dues to get it consistent) as well as getting yet another little OG looper... but I know what's to come and I'd rather put a solid switch in the little guy and eventually the 4X before they begin to fail. I'm excited about this and appreciate you giving us the game.
Ordering this new switch ASAP. Going on 2 years now and about 3 months ago it's been missed loop followed by pure sadness. Sigh.... You've felt my pain! LMBO! Peace and harmony to you all.
@@LehleSwitcher I'd love to buy some here in Japan. I know that I can order direct from your website but it would be great if you would distribute them to retailers here.
Can I also remove the old microswitch completely? I just ordered a bunch of switches and will soon replace them on some pedals (TC Electronic, EHX, Neunaber)
Hey Mike! You can remove the old microswitches, but often it's complicated to unsolder them (due to the 4 pins and little space). If it's not necessary yo can leave them.
Hi, will changing to your switch fix the issue of the original switch on the Ditto being unstable? And I also wonder if there is a positive and negative polarity to consider when soldering the wires from your switch to the board of the Ditto, or can you connect them in any order?
Hi Thor, there's no polarity. The switch itself just connects the two blue wires and lets any control signal through. If "unstable" means that the original micro switch on the pcb is unreliable, intermitting or failing, we can say yes, it will fix this issue.
Can I assume that the same switch repair can be done to the two botton switches on a Ditto X2 looper? (Might be a dumb question, but I'm asking!) THX,,,,
The original switch on Ditto Looperhas 4 "legs" and the replacment has only 2. Dose all funcions on the looper will continue working with new suggested hear ?
Of course. It just changes the kind of momentary switch. Nothing else (except more reliability and longer lifetime).
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Hey, I want to use my Ditto x4 in a quiet acoustic setting. The original switches are way too loud though. How loud/quite are these switches? Would they also work on a Ditto x4? Thanks in advance!
Contrary to the original ones, they are very quiet. We guess you will love operating them in an acoustic setting. Concerning the Ditto X4, we are pretty sure they will work, too. You could send us (support@lehle.com) a mail with some photos of the switching mechanism inside.
Ohhhh, it took me a few replays of one section but I see you just removed the switch and it's not soldered to anything. Looks like it just presses a momentary button on the board itself. I want to buy a Ditto X4 because it has MIDI, but I've heard these TC electronic switches are prone to failing. Replacing 4 switches with these is a substantial cost, but it might be a good insurance policy for it if you really want one... and still cheaper than a Pigtronix Infinity.
Yes - the original switch is just an attenuator with a spring, hitting a small microswitch on the pcb. Both unfortunately prone to fail. The new LEHLE SWITCH BTN is soldered to 2 of the 4 pins on the microswitch (as shown at 1:30). That's all.
Where is the switch available that you installed? My ditto is like from the first year they made them and the switch is always screwing up. I have to spray contact cleaner in it all the time. I think I could fix mine if I watched this video while I did it it. Only 2 soldering places.
I ordered the part last week and put it in today. I watched the video about ten times before, and though I haven't soldered anything onto a pcb before, I did it! Plugged my guitar in, plugged in the power cord, and ran a cable into the hot rod deluxe. It works great! I'm glad I didn't get rid of the ditto because now it's better than new! Thanks
Jonathan - thanks a lot and congratulations to your new #lehlefied pedal!
Me too...what a great fix!
Thank you for posting this!!! So I'm an OG Ditto Looper user - started when they first came out and were demoed on the Reverb site with a double neck. LOL Bought it, and for a year was in looper bliss... until the switch started giving me trouble AT SHOWS. I've used the Ditto Stereo, and now use the 4X (which I really had to pay dues to get it consistent) as well as getting yet another little OG looper... but I know what's to come and I'd rather put a solid switch in the little guy and eventually the 4X before they begin to fail. I'm excited about this and appreciate you giving us the game.
Thanks a dozen times...fixed the looper perfectly!!
Ordering this new switch ASAP. Going on 2 years now and about 3 months ago it's been missed loop followed by pure sadness. Sigh.... You've felt my pain! LMBO! Peace and harmony to you all.
You're awesome! Now I gotta see if this will work on my Spark Boost
Thanks for the simple video, just fixed my Ditto :-)
Thank u....I ve installed mine today..... big difference!!!
my polytune mini has just come back from the dead!
Works like a charm! :D Very easy to do. Thank you!
Yeah! Thanks!
@@LehleSwitcher I'd love to buy some here in Japan. I know that I can order direct from your website but it would be great if you would distribute them to retailers here.
Great idea for synth players using loopers on desktop
Hey, do you know if this works with a TC Zeus as well?
The original footswitch is weird since it switches on as soon as you take your foot off it.
Unfortunately we haven't had one in our hands. Open it and send us a few pics by mail!
Can I also remove the old microswitch completely? I just ordered a bunch of switches and will soon replace them on some pedals (TC Electronic, EHX, Neunaber)
Hey Mike! You can remove the old microswitches, but often it's complicated to unsolder them (due to the 4 pins and little space). If it's not necessary yo can leave them.
Hi, will changing to your switch fix the issue of the original switch on the Ditto being unstable? And I also wonder if there is a positive and negative polarity to consider when soldering the wires from your switch to the board of the Ditto, or can you connect them in any order?
Hi Thor, there's no polarity. The switch itself just connects the two blue wires and lets any control signal through.
If "unstable" means that the original micro switch on the pcb is unreliable, intermitting or failing, we can say yes, it will fix this issue.
@@LehleSwitcher Thanks, that's just what I wanted to hear. Rushing over to your webpage to order one now :-)
Can I assume that the same switch repair can be done to the two botton switches on a Ditto X2 looper? (Might be a dumb question, but I'm asking!) THX,,,,
Absolutely!
Hey Guys!!
Does it work with the Spark mini booster?
We guess so, if it uses the same kind of momentary switch. A look inside should help.
Fabián Pulido Jerez lograste solucionar tu problema con el spark mini?, el mío está causando falso
The original switch on Ditto Looperhas 4 "legs" and the replacment has only 2. Dose all funcions on the looper will continue working with new suggested hear ?
Absolutely. 2 of the 4 legs at the microswitches are usually just a copy, since they are either bridged or not even connected.
@@LehleSwitcher Tnx
Will this maintain the "True Bypass" feature of this pedal?
Of course. It just changes the kind of momentary switch. Nothing else (except more reliability and longer lifetime).
Hey, I want to use my Ditto x4 in a quiet acoustic setting. The original switches are way too loud though. How loud/quite are these switches? Would they also work on a Ditto x4? Thanks in advance!
Contrary to the original ones, they are very quiet. We guess you will love operating them in an acoustic setting.
Concerning the Ditto X4, we are pretty sure they will work, too.
You could send us (support@lehle.com) a mail with some photos of the switching mechanism inside.
@@LehleSwitcher ah beautiful. Already ordered four. Can't wait to start soldering. 👍
Is the timing affected? The ditto switches are very accurate. Are those switches the same, or they require some time to get used to them?
There's no timing affected. No worries.
Hi, would you use the same switch in a Ditto stereo looper, as well?
Yes!
@@LehleSwitcher Super cool!
Hi! Does it work on TC Flashback 1?
It should! Open the pedal and take a look inside.
Ohhhh, it took me a few replays of one section but I see you just removed the switch and it's not soldered to anything. Looks like it just presses a momentary button on the board itself. I want to buy a Ditto X4 because it has MIDI, but I've heard these TC electronic switches are prone to failing. Replacing 4 switches with these is a substantial cost, but it might be a good insurance policy for it if you really want one... and still cheaper than a Pigtronix Infinity.
Yes - the original switch is just an attenuator with a spring, hitting a small microswitch on the pcb. Both unfortunately prone to fail. The new LEHLE SWITCH BTN is soldered to 2 of the 4 pins on the microswitch (as shown at 1:30). That's all.
Where is the switch available that you installed? My ditto is like from the first year they made them and the switch is always screwing up. I have to spray contact cleaner in it all the time. I think I could fix mine if I watched this video while I did it it. Only 2 soldering places.
@@jonathanhandsmusic Are you looking for the LEHLE SWITCH BTN? Then go to lehle-switch.com
What is the driver bit that I need, if you don't mind?
For the 4 screws? It's a Torx T10.
@@LehleSwitcher thanks
Mine is flickering red and green, I've tried everything and I couldn't fix it. Any thoughts? Thx
Would you please send us a mail to support at lehle-components.com ?