This is an Audio PA related Question?

[Platefire]

At our church we have wall mounted jacks on the back wall of the stage for xlr mic plug in and 1/4 phone plug going to the same channel on the main board. So for channel #6 that I use, I use the 1/4 high impedance jack for my acoutic guitar. So when I do this nothing is plugged in the xlr jack for the same channel. Well when I plug it in I would get this loud pop over the PA. I decided I would install a swich jack like we do on our guitar amps to ground the hot out when unplugged or un-ground it when I plug in. I added the switch jack but I'm still getting a pop in the PA when I plug in.
Why is this not working? is there something else I need to do? Platefire

[LooseChange]

My guess is the jack in the wall has a switch that's popping when you plug in. If it's a real worry, turn the levels down on the mixer first.

[Platefire]

Can't really do that. The mixer is 50 Ft away and nobody manning it to turn it down. I need for the switch when you plug it in and the hot is ungrounded to not pop. Should be some electronic fix for that! Platefire

[sluckey]

Why not just leave it plugged in all the time?

[Platefire]

On my acoustic, the preamp switches on when you plug it in(no switch knob). That means my battery would be running during the whole church service (2.5 hours) even when I wasn't using it. You have to access the battery through the sound hole--making it a hassle to change--so I plug in my cord just before I do my songs and unplug as soon as I get through to save batteries.

The idea is save people from enduring a loud pop through the PA mains when I plug in and un-plug--by leaving it plugged in I would have to plug it in before sunday school and unplug it at end of preaching service, a period of about 2.5 hours. Platefire

[sluckey]

Try an A/B switch between your guitar and the wall jack. Switch the A/B off before inserting/removing the plug from your guitar.

[Platefire]

Yow, I have an A/B/Y box. Thant is worth a try. Thanks, Platefire