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placement of a standby switch

12/27/1999 10:09 PM
Ricky	placement of a standby switch is a better place for a standby switch after the first filter cap? my original idea was to put the standby right after the rectfier but I have since read some articles about how the tweed bassman(which uses that design)has some arcing problems somtimes due to that rapid charge of the first filter cap. I wasnt sure if a 5E3-ish type amp would have that same problem. thanks, Ricky

12/27/1999 10:09 PM

Ricky

placement of a standby switch

is a better place for a standby switch after the first filter cap? my original idea was to put the standby right after the rectfier but I have since read some articles about how the tweed bassman(which uses that design)has some arcing problems somtimes due to that rapid charge of the first filter cap. I wasnt sure if a 5E3-ish type amp would have that same problem. thanks, Ricky

Replies:

Benjamin Fargen Ricky,Just to be sa... -- 12/28/1999 1:21 AM
stokes Someone once suggested placing it b... -- 12/28/1999 4:19 AM
R.G. Why don't you use a switch to open ... -- 1/1/2000 3:31 PM