I have looked over countless schematics at Stand-By switching looking for ideas on a standby switch that puts less 'strain' on it (i.e. High Voltage, High current).
The standards seem to be:
a) in the B+ chain after a tube rectifier [on the DC side], before the first filter cap; and
b) before the solid state rectifier [on the AC side].
I was thinking of putting the stand-by on the heaters of the tube rectifier. Switching the heaters ON-OFF would mean a 'soft' stand by. An extra few seconds. Any thoughts on that? I have never seen it done.
Has anyone tried any alternatives?