3PDT and power
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Kind of a n00b question, but why when we use a 3PDT do we use one of the poles to turn on/off the LED? Why not instead turn on/off power to the whole circuit?
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Have you ever disconnected and reconnected power to a pedal when it's plugged into an amp? Massive pop.
modman wrote: ↑ Let's hope it's not a hit, because soldering up the same pedal everyday, is a sad life. It's that same ole devilish double bind again...
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Is there any way to avoid that? On Off switch to disconnect battery is cool feature on pedal, but this pop is uncool...Nocentelli wrote:Have you ever disconnected and reconnected power to a pedal when it's plugged into an amp? Massive pop.
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You could have a simple SPST switch to break the power connection, but it would pop if you forgot to turn the amp down/off before flicking the switch. A power off switch is only really neccessary if you use batteries and don't want to unplug the input cord to power off the pedal. I can't see the point in lnking this to the footswitch: Quite apart from the pop, many pedals would not work for a second or two after switching on as the capacitors need to charge, and some modulation effects need a bit of time for the LFO to get going.
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yeah, I used rotary switch to disconnect battery when input jack is plugged, I thought there is some way to avoid this pop...
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I'm sure there's some sort of "soft power on" circuitry out there, I just haven't come across it yet.
modman wrote: ↑ Let's hope it's not a hit, because soldering up the same pedal everyday, is a sad life. It's that same ole devilish double bind again...