[sdiy] protecting line level inputs

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Zeners can work for this.  

I'm curious, what are you doing that requires "+/-15 volt" spikes?  

Why can't this be processed at a lower voltage level than that?  
Say through a 10 to 1 voltage divider?

What is generating the spikes? 

>SynthDIY:
>I have determined through experiment that my mixer does not like +/- 15
>volt spikes (because now it's broken).
>What's the best way to send signals from prototype circuits (like a random
>spike generator) to a line level input (zener diodes, pre-amplifier)? What
>is the maximum +/- voltage that these can handle?
>- Justin


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