Members andreas Posted November 16, 2009 Members Share Posted November 16, 2009 Before you start soldering, you need to verify that the problem is in the pedal, and not somewhere else (causing the pedal to pop). Try the RAT straight to amp. Does it pop? If not, some other pedal in your chain is the culprit. If it does, stick a Boss pedal between the RAT and the amp. If the popping stops, the amp is leaking DC voltage. If it still pops, it's definitely the pedal. Pull-down resistors (1M is a good starting point) on the circuit input/output can help. Do not solder them to the input/output jacks - that will place them on the wrong side of the switch. Find the input/output from the circuit board, and solder them from those points to ground. /Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Offthiscentury Posted November 16, 2009 Members Share Posted November 16, 2009 you need to hire someone that could replace the 3pdt(foot switch) with a better one. That's what I did and it cured my popping rat woes. No amount of switching could make it stop so for me at least it wasn't a static buildup problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meganutt7 Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 It is just a static build up in 3PDT switches... You cab minimize it by clicking the pedals on and off a few times before you use them. This is the correct answer!! Ding Ding Ding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikeoxlong Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 2 words, deal with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted January 11, 2010 Members Share Posted January 11, 2010 I make my own "true bypass" loop boxes, I put 1M tie down or pull down resistors in them and get no pops. they solve a lot of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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