Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
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Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
Can someone more knowledgeable with effects/repairs tell me why a number of my pedals developed the annoying habit of making a "pop" every time the switch is engaged? I don't think it's a bad switch because in one case I changed the switch making no difference in the amount of popping heard.
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Re: Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/box_pop.htm
I've heard that switching the pedal on and off a few times before using it helps
I've heard that switching the pedal on and off a few times before using it helps
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Re: Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
Great! This gives me a good basis to at least go in and do some testing. And hopefully a few of these can be fixed as the only reason I don't use any of them anymore is because of the "box pop."
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Re: Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
Well, soldering a resistor off the input to ground in my Yardbox totally did the trick. No more annoying pops! Thanks again for the link.
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Re: Why do I hear a popping sound when switching some effects on?
np, that's great news!