Do I put the power switch between outlet and power supply or between power supply and amp board? I'm planning to skip the IEC plug/socket at the case and wire the wall plug directly into the power supply.
Why do you want to do that?
The switch usually goes between the IEC socket (or power cord) and the power supply.
Mike
I have no real need to swap out power cords, so the IEC socket is just an unnecessary point of failure. Is there any safety risk to placing the power switch between the power supply and amp board? The ps would be always on, but that doesn't seem any different than a typical amp going into standby mode and still drawing current.
In 30+ years in various parts of the electronics industry I have never seen an IEC power socket fail..
Generally a better idea I think to place the power switch on the input side of the supply, that way when you turn it off it is really off. Zero power consumption and in theory at least much longer component lifetimes.
Generally a better idea I think to place the power switch on the input side of the supply, that way when you turn it off it is really off. Zero power consumption and in theory at least much longer component lifetimes.
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