I can yank my empeg out (..) and I get no pops or thumps at all. Does that mean anything?

I don't think so. AFAIK not all installations seem to suffer from this problem

Previously (Mk1) I built Big John's de-thumper: worked great. Don't need it at all with the Mk2, though it does thump when it is yank respectlessly yanked out of its cage, while active. (just for testing; why should I handle the Mk2 without respect? )

Henno
mk2 6 nr 6