pull-down resistor question

Started by rpjones, February 26, 2009, 08:06:10 AM

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rpjones

Is there any benefit to using a pull-down resistor on the input of a circuit if using the grounded input switching method of wiring the 3pdt switch?

petemoore

  If the cap spends time 'floating'...it can accumulate a charge, if it is tied to ground of course no charge can form.
 
Convention creates following, following creates convention.

Andi

I'd think it worth doing anyway - resistors are cheap.

yeeshkul

For example Screddy doesn't use pull-down at the input because he uses the mentioned 3PDT wiring - as he said.

bumblebee

Make sure you have the PD resistor on the effect side of the switch not the bypass side.