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Failing that you can open them up and clean the contact, but it is a bit fiddly.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I don't know the switch but if you DO end up having to change them, "dismantle" them on the PCB as far as you can then, using side cutters, isolate each pin. Remove as much solder as you can with wick (I do NOT like suckers!) then, hold the pin with pliers and heat it just enough to remove it...Don't pull!
Another technique (but messy!) is the 'heat and bang' scenario. Have the PCB upside down, heat the pin and bang the board on a vice or block of wood. Pin should drop out. You can remove the 'wee'er' pots this way. Flood all pins with a slobber then bang. Pot should drop out. N.B. "She " (WMBO) will not be amused by shower of solder particles in the kitchen and do NOT say "Dave told me to!"
Dave.
They aren't PCB-mounted . Clipped into a hole in the pedal casing and with flying leads to the pins. (And a bit of glue to hold the wires in place.) That's all good advice for PCB work in general though - I actually like a solder-sucker, but each to their own .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ok IC, brought up on GEC telly print, effing stuff peels if you just SNEEZE at it!
Dave.