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Footswitch to blackout lights


Les
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Many years ago in a different galaxy I made a foootswitch that basically turned the mains off/on to the lighting.

Plug, cable, footswitch unit, socket that the lights were all plugged into kind of configuration.

If I say so myself it was a very sturdy but when I switched it on and off the there was a big "clunk" through the PA
Someone told me that I needed to put a (?) capaciter/resitor/dilithiam crystal/sonic screwdriver/flugle valve in and it wouldn't make the clunk.

He was right and it worked flawlessly for years.

What is it I need to stop the clunk through the PA ? I can't remember.

I could ask our guitarist who would defo know but I'm not even speaking to him at the minute so I thought I'd ask the basschat font of all knowledge.

Ta

Les

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your putting the lighting rig into the PA?

Sometimes you get a pop from guitar pedals when you hit the switch and you get a change in voltage you use a big old resistor on the input and output caps to ground.

Not exactly sure what is going on in your pedal though

TF

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