nate_dennis
Well-known member
I've made a few posts lately on DIY attenuators. I'm getting down to my final decisions. I'm strongly considering going with the original design I showed you all. The two stage design. My real question comes in two parts
On another site I found, they discussed making a Bright Switch to help offset the high end loss at higher attenuation levels. They used a 4.7uf non-polarized electrolytic capacitor. Now, I have a general idea of what a resistor does; it makes it harder for electricity to pass through (in this case decreasing wattage.) But what does a capacitor do? Why is it used to add high end back? The following link shows an L-Pad design with a bright switch using the above spec'd cap.
DIY Attenuator - My Guitar Projects
My next question is: Would that same switch be possible in the following design?
http://www.hearditontheweb.com/images/pdf/attenuator.pdf
I know I'm probably asking some really basic and stupid questions. I'm really excited about learning these things and I will hopefully have a completed attenuator in the next week or two. I'll show pics and how I did it at the end of it all. Thanks again guys.
-Nate
On another site I found, they discussed making a Bright Switch to help offset the high end loss at higher attenuation levels. They used a 4.7uf non-polarized electrolytic capacitor. Now, I have a general idea of what a resistor does; it makes it harder for electricity to pass through (in this case decreasing wattage.) But what does a capacitor do? Why is it used to add high end back? The following link shows an L-Pad design with a bright switch using the above spec'd cap.
DIY Attenuator - My Guitar Projects
My next question is: Would that same switch be possible in the following design?
http://www.hearditontheweb.com/images/pdf/attenuator.pdf
I know I'm probably asking some really basic and stupid questions. I'm really excited about learning these things and I will hopefully have a completed attenuator in the next week or two. I'll show pics and how I did it at the end of it all. Thanks again guys.
-Nate