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BH1H Killer Ant 

Guitar Amplifier Head

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for BH1H Killer Ant

Page 1: ...BH1H Killer Ant Guitar Amplifier Head User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...IT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED WHEN NOT IN USE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ES NECESARIO QU...

Page 3: ...tube amp sounds Pluck out a few chimey riffs and then dig in nice and hard so it breaks up and growls at you a bit That s a real amp you re playing there friend While you re at it plug it into your favorite 4 x 12 cab Oh yeah the Ant can push your best effort through just about anything you plug it into Don t let the size fool you And how about that build quality Just like all Blackheart Engineeri...

Page 4: ...er amp tubes DC filament power supply for all tubes Volume Control the rest is up to you 16 gauge 1 5 mm thick folded U channel steel chassis Double sided custom color PCB with 2 oz copper traces 15 ply 18 mm thick void free birch plywood construction 16 ohm 8 ohm and 4 ohm speaker outputs Lovely red on light ...

Page 5: ...amplifier on and off 2 INDICATOR LAMP This illuminates when the amplifier is turned on power that is 3 VOLUME Use this to adjust the output level 4 INPUT Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier using a high qual ity shielded instrument cable 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 6: ...ated for 16 ohm speaker cabinets only such as the Blackheart BH110 BH112 BH412SL or BH412ST 7 8 OHMS The 8 ohm speaker output jack is designated for use with one 8 ohm speaker cabinet or two 16 ohm cabinets that are connected parallel 8 4 OHMS The 4 ohms speaker output jack is designated for use with one 4 ohm speaker cabinet or two 8 ohm cabinets that are connected parallel Connecting speaker cab...

Page 7: ...RED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC MAX POWER INPUT 75WATTS RMS 16 OHM PARALLEL JACKS R O C K O U T C ERTIFIED SERIAL NUMBER MANUFACTURING DATE From Power Amplifier 16Ω 16Ω 8Ω Two 16 ohm cabinets Total Load 8 ohm Use the 8 ohm output jack One 8 ohm cabinet Total Load 8 ohm Use the 8 ohm output jack Speaker Cabinets in parallel One 16 ohm cabinet Total Load 16 ohm Use the 16 ohm output jack 16Ω...

Page 8: ...ubes and their associated driver tubes After turning off the power and disconnecting the amplifier from the power source carefully check the tubes in bright light for cracks or white spots inside the glass or any other appar ent damage Then with the power on view the tubes in a dark room Look for preamplifier tubes that do not glow at all or power tubes that glow excessively red Whenever you repla...

Page 9: ...on your amp is like setting the idle on your car If it s too high or hot it s running away with you and if it s too low or cold it will choke when you step on it The bias is adjusted at the factory in accordance with the type of power tube s installed in your amplifier It is important to point out that tubes of the same type and specification typi cally exhibit different performance characteristic...

Page 10: ...er is equipped with self biasing circuitry This should be done ONLY at a qualified service center Improper biasing could result in the tubes running too hot which greatly reduces the life of the tubes or too cold which results in distorted sound regardless of level settings Do not play the amplifier if it exhibits these symptoms get the bias checked adjusted immediately to prevent tube failure and...

Page 11: ...ith Standards LVD 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC 73 23 EWG Safety EN60065 EMC EN55013 EN55020 EN55022 EN55103 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 The official Declaration of Conformity for this product is kept on file at LOUD Technologies Inc 16220 Wood Red Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 Tel 1 866 858 5832 System Block Diagram 16 OHM SPEAKER OUTPUTS 8 OHM 4 OHM INPUT VOLUME V1A V1B V2A V2B PRE SET EQ B ...

Page 12: ...ever spray your Killer Ant with Ant Killer Crate continually develops new products as well as improves existing ones For this reason the specifications and information in this manual are subject to change without notice Blackheart and Crate are registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are ...

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