Here's an off topic question for all the electrical engineers out there. I recently bought a new receiver that got very hot in the cabinet I had it in. Instead of doing what most people do, take it out of the cabinet, I thought... "oh yeah, time for a project!" So I installed a cooling fan in the cabinet and wired it to a simple $10 Home Depot thermostat.

My problem is that when the thermostat kicks on, because it's connected to a fan, it creates a surge or pop that comes through speakers and makes the TV flick.

What can I place between the switch and the outlet to prevent this pop? It's a standard 120V line, and the fan is a 4" Radio Shack 120V fan. Is there something I could wire in parallel between the two leads?

Thanks,
Brad