Quick question on toslink switch

Lostcause · 11:17 AM

Hi chaps, I have a DAC board with a single spdif input and want to add another that is switch-able with a remote.
Can I just mount another receiver and switch the outputs with a relay?
... or will this add too much noise?
Cheers

Lostcause · 7th December 2011, 01:34 PM

OK so I just got one, piggy backed it on the other one and switched the outputs with a small relay... works great :-)
I suppose you just need to 'do it' sometimes....

DF96 · 7th December 2011, 01:50 PM

Toslink is the fibre optic connection, so the thread title is a bit misleading.

Simple switching with a relay should be fine as long as it doesn't add too much stray capacitance or inductance.

Lostcause · 7th December 2011, 02:03 PM

Wondered why nobody had chipped in...
I actually mounted it 'inverted' under the PCB and used a very small 5V relay, so very minimal change to the circuit.
Cheers for the response
Lee

5th December 2011, 10:59 AM	#1
Lostcause diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW UK	Quick question on toslink switch Hi chaps, I have a DAC board with a single spdif input and want to add another that is switch-able with a remote. Can I just mount another receiver and switch the outputs with a relay? ... or will this add too much noise? Cheers __________________ Damn... why didn't I think of that! Last edited by Lostcause; 5th December 2011 at 11:17 AM.

7th December 2011, 01:34 PM	#2
Lostcause diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW UK	OK so I just got one, piggy backed it on the other one and switched the outputs with a small relay... works great :-) I suppose you just need to 'do it' sometimes.... __________________ Damn... why didn't I think of that!

7th December 2011, 02:03 PM	#4
Lostcause diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW UK	Wondered why nobody had chipped in... I actually mounted it 'inverted' under the PCB and used a very small 5V relay, so very minimal change to the circuit. Cheers for the response Lee __________________ Damn... why didn't I think of that!

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7th December 2011, 01:50 PM	#3
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	Toslink is the fibre optic connection, so the thread title is a bit misleading. Simple switching with a relay should be fine as long as it doesn't add too much stray capacitance or inductance.

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