[sdiy] Stompbox power (was Re: Socket schematic symbol question)

[Neil Johnson]

Hi,

Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> FWIW, I disagree with Don and Harry. Whilst it might send the power through lots of
> connections and so forth, it's a simple method, is cheap to do (and cheap to repair), and
> uses the most basic, easily available parts. That makes it a good fit for a box that spends
> its life getting stamped on on that beer-soaked floor Harry mentioned.

Why not use a p-channel MOSFET to switch the power, with its gate
pulled low by the mono-in-stereo ground ring switch?

Cost increment is pretty small (one transistor, one resistor) and it
minimises the current through the jack plug.

Neil
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