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I want to make a phantom power (PP) mic mute switch with an indicator led powered by PP. I already did it based on the following circuit. It works but, with the led included in the circuit, I get a pop when turn On-Off the switch. Without the led it work fine and silent.

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simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

Is it possible to prevent this pop keeping the led being powered by the PP? Or there any contraindications of powering the led with PP?

Please, help me. I'm not electronic engineer.

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I'm assuming balanced lines with 48V phantom power like is used with Cannon XLR connectors

you need to ensure that the draw for the LED is balanced across the signal lines, you can either do this with a transformer with a centre tap.

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Or by making the circuit symmetrical.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ FWIW, I built a separate symmetrical circuit (it uses two 3.3 kOhm resistors) but it still pops a fair amount. Part of that, I'm sure, could be that the switch isn't ideal; it's break-before-make. (And even make-before-break would have this problem.) I think you'll need some active logic for this to work. \$\endgroup\$
    – Jon Watte
    Apr 20, 2021 at 20:38

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