Mini toggle switch question

Hi,

I have a Ovation Viper I'm putting together. It is to be wired with 2 mini-humbuckers, 1 vol, 1 tone.

I have a mini toggle (6 posts, says on-on-on, on the side) which was used by the PO, I cleaned the solder off the posts and checked for continuity post to post, and their was no continuity.

I assume I can wire this to work, which would be the typical 3 way, neck pup, both pups, bridge pup, but don't know where to start. I want to use this switch due to lack of space.

Thanks,
-ugmold

It's strange you don't get ANY continuity ??

Anyway here's a reference, check out the DPDT diagram "D" on/on/on:

http://www.1728.com/guitar.htm



Terminals:

http://www.amprepairparts.com/dpttononon.gif

Maybe the switch is bad?

Looking at all that info kind of makes me dizzy, I wish had the room for a Gibson style switch, but don't.

I'll gladly head done to my Local Radio Shack if you could point me to a better switch.

-ugmold

Looks like spdt is what I need.

Thanks.

The switch you have is fine, assuming it still works.

I've used this Seymour Duncan diagram to wire mine:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3ws_trans

And here's a simple explanation of the on-on-on:

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3wmt

As you'll see, because the two rows of poles don't connection to each other, you just run a jumper across the middle to get both pickups at once.

Very Helpful,

Thank you Garrett

Wired it up yesterday and got some strange results. First off I have to point out that I am using Artec mini humbuckers with 5 leads, same color code as in the Duncan schematic which Garrett pointed me to.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3ws_trans

I wired my mini toggle switch like the other schematic Garrett pointed me to, bottom image.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3ws_trans

All is mounted on the pickguard, but not on the Viper body. So by tapping the pickups with a jewelers screwdriver, plugged into the amp of course, the switch has both pickups on in all 3 settings, tone changes in settings, tone control seems to work, and vol control is also like a tone control? It buzzes.

I decided to go to Radio Shack and get a new switch. Grabbed a SPDT switch, got home to find it only had 2 positions......geezzzzzz, dummy.

Any ideas? I can't find a wiring schematic for this particular Artec pup?

Thanks,

-ugmold

BUMP:

So, let me start over. I have 2 mini humbuckers, each have a positive and negative lead. I want to use a mini switch due to space issues. I have one volume and one tone. What "type" of mini switch do I buy? And how do I hitch up the wires?

Thanks in advance, I have followed the schematics and now think that my switch might be bad.

-ugmold