dpm99 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I admit this question is probably way too easy for most of you guys, but I want to use a Ghost piezo system in my new project, which will include the Acousti-Phonic preamp. I get SO SICK of unplugging my cable in the middle of church to save on battery life. Can I just set up some sort of switch that will disconnect the battery or something, so it won't drain? Assuming my magnetic pickups/piezo pickups/both switch is in the magnetics only position, would I hear a pop when I turned it off? And would I run into any other weird buzz-type/whatever problems? Thank you for your time. I appreciate it. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Just a simple break in the negative battery connection will suffice. You might get a pop sound though, so a reasonable size electrolytic across the supply might be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Prostheta, thanks for your reply. Forgive my ignorance, but an electrolytic is sort of like a capacitor, right? I don't really know anything about electronics. So.....this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 No problem. It is indeed an electrolytic cap. I would make sure that the cap isn't permanently across the supply when the jack isn't activating the circuit though. I'm not 100% on this, but it is the first thing I would try. Maybe 1-10uf? Pre-amps are pretty low current so it doesn't need to be huge. It may already have one as part of its design so I would look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I had a bass that had a power switch on it instead of using the output jack to switch it. I hated it because I would forget to turn off the switch and then I'd have a dead battery the next day. I'd rather have to unplug the cord, less aggravating for me personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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