48 V preamp plans?

I want to build a preamp to run off the 48V phantom power from the mixing board on an XLR (microphone) connection. Does anyone know of a good circuit that will work with a piezo at this voltage? I'm looking for clean impedance matching not overdriven fuzz. Also, I want to run lights (probably LEDs) on the same power. If I just wire the LEDs in parallel with the preamp, will it work or will it short something out?

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Email me when people reply –

Replies

  • Barry Savage answered this over at the yahoo group.

    What I hadn't thought about is that the phantom power on a mixing board is very low current, so this idea probably won't work. Guess it's back to the battery.
  • Oh, yeah, I forgot...

    I also want to wire a normally open 1/4" jack across the input, to be used only when power is not available. Will that cause any problems in either the powered or unpowered scenario?
This reply was deleted.