Rpschultz13

Next version... I was able to squeeze it down into a 125B, using a double stacked set of boards, 9mm pots, headers. No hookup wires! I...

Here's chatgpt's answer: Why electrolytics pop more than film caps 1. Electrolytic leakage current is orders of magnitude higher A...

Also so what is it about electrolytics that makes them cause pops and film doesn't.

Tagging @joulupukki

Try a low ESR electrolytic or the highest value film cap you have.

Well, that worked! 2.2u and 10k to ground. Interesting, if I click it a few times in a row I hear a thin click. But give it 5s and...

I've got some 2.2u's

Maybe swap C10 for a 1u ?

Lasted about 30 seconds, but eventually the charge built up.

Generally, unconnected capacitor legs pop when you reconnect them. R2 giving C1 a way to drain makes sense, but it's hard to know...

You should be shunting the input to ground, not the output. You're probably hearing that big 10uF charge/discharge with each switch...

It looks like the jack side of C1 doesn't have anywhere to discharywhen the effect is bypassed. You could add a pull-down resistor, or...

Please elaborate. Wouldn't R2 serve as a PDR for C1? It would be easy to add a 1M across the tip and ground of the jack. Should R2 go...

I fixed the schematic above to show pin 6 of the 3PDT is grounded in bypass/mute. I'm using a PPCB breakout board for the switch.

Am I correct in assuming you don't have the circuit grounded when in bypass? That could be part of the issue if so.