I think this is a simple question but in my amp build I have two switches with a popping issue when I flip either switch for the first time after the amp is turned on.
The first switch is a bright and deep switch on the input stage cathode in the preamp section. It switches between two different capacitors. The other switch is in the output stage tubes and switches on a capacitor for more of a twang like sound.
When I turn on the amp the first time a switch, either switch, is flipped it causes a fairly loud pop. Every time after it has been switched at least once it no longer pops.
I'm guessing this is because at first the capacitors are not charged when they are not switched into the circuit and so it causes an initial pop . Any suggestions to fix this? I was thinking of putting a large resistor to bleed some voltage into the capacitors before they get switched into the circuit. Any other suggestions on how I can charge these capacitors before they get switched in while keeping the capacitors from affecting the circuit while they are not switched in?
Thanks
The first switch is a bright and deep switch on the input stage cathode in the preamp section. It switches between two different capacitors. The other switch is in the output stage tubes and switches on a capacitor for more of a twang like sound.
When I turn on the amp the first time a switch, either switch, is flipped it causes a fairly loud pop. Every time after it has been switched at least once it no longer pops.
I'm guessing this is because at first the capacitors are not charged when they are not switched into the circuit and so it causes an initial pop . Any suggestions to fix this? I was thinking of putting a large resistor to bleed some voltage into the capacitors before they get switched into the circuit. Any other suggestions on how I can charge these capacitors before they get switched in while keeping the capacitors from affecting the circuit while they are not switched in?
Thanks
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