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Summary of Contents for TubeMeister 18 Combo

Page 1: ...Note The components used in this product particularly parts affecting safety as well as speakers and transformers were developed and manufactured to certain specifications Please use original spare parts only to ensure the product remains fully functional and safe Achtung Die in diesem Produkt verwendeten Komponenten insbeson dere sicherheitsrelevante Teile Lautsprecher und Transforma toren wurden...

Page 2: ...are parts list mainboard Rev B page 16 18 rearboard Rev A page 19 20 LED board Rev A page 21 22 cabling complete Rev A page 23 circuit diagrams mainboard Rev G page 24 rearboard Rev D page 25 LED board Rev A page 26 Reverb board Rev E page 27 tube bias regulator Rev A page 28 layout diagrams mainboard page 29 30 rearboard LED board page 31 tube bias regulator page 32 Directory ...

Page 3: ...and that the voltage rating indicated on the amp s rear panel matches your local mains current HEAD only Please remember to always operate the amp with a speaker connected The only exception to this rule is when the POWER SOAK is set to the SPEAKER OFF position Always ensure the connected cabinet s impedance is no less than 8 Ω see SPEAKER OUT for more on this A word of warning before you fire up ...

Page 4: ...olume level for the stage rehearsal room or living room use the POWER SOAK on the back of the amp The best way to discover the amp s sonic possibilities is to experiment Set the POWER SOAK to five watt mode and all knobs to the 12 o clock position Then adjust GAIN MASTER settings at will to get a taste of the very different flavors of preamp and power tube distortion TubeMeister 18 Head Front Pane...

Page 5: ...D channel MASTER This knob adjusts the CLEAN channel s volume without affecting the LEAD channel s volume LEAD Channel The LEAD channel delivers harmonically rich tube distortion and plenty of gain reserves to go from edgy overdrive to soaring lead sounds You can even clean up its tone by backing off the guitar s volume knob This gives you a huge spectrum of sounds to play with simply by working t...

Page 6: ...tching channels TIP This port gives you another hip remote control option If you wish to control the TubeMeister 18 via MIDI connect a MIDI switcher or looper to this jack RED BOX Invented by Hughes Kettner the RED BOX has for years set the industry standard for analog guitar DI boxes with built in speaker emulation It converts the TubeMeister 18 s speaker out signal which is tapped post power amp...

Page 7: ... two cabinets R1 R2 For cabinets wired in series R R1 R2 Example If you connect two 8 Ω cabinets the overall impedance is 16 Ω However very few modern cabinets are wired in series Parallel circuits like that of the TubeMeister 112 cabinet are far more common For cabinets wired in parallel R R1 x R2 R1 R2 Here s an example with to 16Ω cabs R 16 x 16 16 16 R 256 24 R 8 HEADS UP On the Combo version ...

Page 8: ... a tube is already defective when the amp is switched on and TSC does not have enough time to measure idle current and shut the faulty tube down None of the LEDs lights up The power tubes are operating normally One LED lights up continuously The tube assigned to this LED is producing under voltage If the LED does not extinguish after a few minutes this tube must be replaced One LED flashes constan...

Page 9: ...ed 1 MΩ Send jack 6 3 mm 1 4 unbalanced 250 Ω max 6 dBV Return jack 6 3 mm 1 4 unbalanced 500 kΩ 3 dBV RED BOX Out XLR balanced 1360 Ω max 6 dBV Speaker Out 6 3 mm 1 4 8 to 16 Ω Footswitch 6 3 mm 1 4 stereo tip Channel ring Boost TubeMeister 18 Head Dimensions 356 x 156 x 150 mm Weight 5 kg TubeMeister 18 Combo Dimensions 395 x 360 x 260 mm Weight 9 4 kg Speaker 10 Celestion Custom Speaker TubeMei...

Page 10: ...ARACTER BL SHEET METAL BLECH EX EXPLODED DRAWING EXPLOSIONSZEICHNUNG HZ CABINET HOLZGEHÄUSE KU PLASTIC KUNSTSTOFF LP PCB LEITERPLATTEN SO MISCELLANEOUS SONSTIGES SP SCHEMATIC SCHALTPLÄNE TR TRANSFORMER TRANSFORMATOR GK WIRING DIAGRAM GERÄTEVERKABELUNG DEPARTMENT R R D SERIAL NUMBER VERSION REVISION ...

Page 11: ...sulated IT use IF 602 485 abiso 5mm bared and tin plated teilabzug text for special constructions for example 4mm ringshaped faston the larger faston connector always mentioned at first Nathan drawing number controlling lenght in mm within a 50 mm raster colour B black phase conductor R red BR brown BL blue neutral conductor W white YG yellow green ground bonding earthing connection cross section ...

Page 12: ...ans only Do not disclose this information to or share these documents with third parties TECHNICAL SERVICE Stamer Musikanlagen GmbH Magdeburger Str 8 66606 St Wendel Germany Music Sales P E GmbH Leipziger Str 3 66606 St Wendel Germany HU0910 Tubemeister TM 18 Head ...

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Page 15: ...d raised countersunk screw M3x10 black Linsensenkschraube M3 10 sw 2 35 9740230 knurled nut M12x1 Rändelmutter M12 1 2 36 9740234 washer form A D 4 3mm zinc plated Unterleg Scheibe 4 3 vz 8 37 9740522 cross rec panhead tap screw with cutting slot 2 9x9 5 black Linsenschr f Kunststoff 2 9 9 5 sw 2 38 9740527 lens flange head screw M4x25 black Linsenflanschkopfschraube M4x25sw 10 39 9740693 toothed ...

Page 16: ...TITLE SPARE PART LIST TUBEMEISTER 18 HEAD HU0910 MAINBOARD DRAWING NO VERSION 1 REVISION B DRAWN BY C SCHMIDT DATE 16 7 14 PAGE 1 CHECKED BY DATE 3 PAGES FILENAME HU0910 SPARES MAINBOARD ...

Page 17: ...TITLE SPARE PART LIST TUBEMEISTER 18 HEAD HU0910 MAINBOARD DRAWING NO VERSION 1 REVISION B DRAWN BY C SCHMIDT DATE 16 7 14 PAGE 2 CHECKED BY DATE 3 PAGES FILENAME HU0910 SPARES MAINBOARD ...

Page 18: ...TITLE SPARE PART LIST TUBEMEISTER 18 HEAD HU0910 MAINBOARD DRAWING NO VERSION 1 REVISION B DRAWN BY C SCHMIDT DATE 16 7 14 PAGE 3 CHECKED BY DATE 3 PAGES FILENAME HU0910 SPARES MAINBOARD ...

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Page 23: ...iagram TM18 Head Kabelplan Wiring Diagram HU0910 GK R01 1A ubaris 1 1 22 08 2011 A 1 UBaris 22 08 2011 OBERFLÄCHE INDEX CHANGES RESP APPROVED BY DATE ALLE NICHT TOLERIERTEN MASSE NACH DIN ISO 2768m 66606 St Wendel Germany Audiotransformer M ainstransformer 100V 230V 120V 240V VERSION 100V 230V VERSION 120V 240V Power Standby ...

Page 24: ...3S CZ N PCB R87 56K 1W R7 1K0 R88 56K 1W Reverb1 Reverb2 R15 10K R57 22K R56 68K R14 10K R21 470K L R PT1 PT10LV 100K Q6 BC546B Q9 BC556B C38 22u 63V C10 470n 63V R31 47K 59V 370V R12 1MEG C18 22n 400V C19 22n 400V R45 220K R44 220K C41 22u 63V C40 22u 63V Q14 STP10NK60ZFP Q15 STP10NK60ZFP Q7 BC546B R58 22K 63V R92 1K0 2W R93 1K0 2W 380V R37 47K C52 2u2 63V R90 1K5 1W D15 1N4007G 390V Anode1 Anode...

Page 25: ...1Watt Zero Full 5Watt 1Watt Zero Full 5Watt 1Watt Zero Full 5Watt 1Watt Zero Powersoak Switch 1 3 2 4 JP2 XLR M NC3MAAH 15V 15V R13 470R R16 33K R18 4K7 R19 270K R20 22K R2 10K R23 47K C2 47n 63V C1 47n 63V C3 10n 63V C9 56n 63V C4 100n 63V C5 100n 63V C8 56n 63V C10 6n8 63V C6 1n 63V C7 1n 63V R15 470R R17 33K R31 5K6 R14 470R R5 10K R6 10K R27 12K R24 10MEG R28 27K R3 10K R4 10K C11 47p 100V K R...

Page 26: ...thor Filename HU0210 SP R03_LED Board Sch PCB No Page Pages 3 4 Checked by Drawn by Date Date B Schneider B Schneider 24 09 2010 24 09 2010 Number Version Revision 1 HU0210 SP R03 A 66606 St Wendel Germany Title PortaValve18 NA not assembled part EX exclusive part no alternative allowed HT high temperature part assemble with distance from PCB LED Board D1 ZM2CB45S BLUE D2 ZM2CB45S BLUE D3 ZM2CB45S...

Page 27: ...C11 47n K C12 10n K C14 4n7 K C13 33n K C15 820p K R5 10K R6 10K R1 39K R22 15K R23 4K7 R26 100K R7 10K R8 10K R2 10K R9 10K R18 220R R17 220R 3 3V D1 PMLL4148 D5 PMLL4148 D2 PMLL4148 D3 PMLL4148 D4 PMLL4148 D6 PMLL4148 R11 10K R12 10K R13 10K R14 10K 15V 15V REV TYPE 1 11 VDD 28 REV TYPE 0 10 RESET 1 IN 2 IN 5 IN 4 IN 3 DECAY TIME 6 OUT 23 OUT 25 OUT 24 BYPASS 20 GND 27 GND 19 GND 8 VDD 13 OUT 26...

Page 28: ... Q5 BC807 25 Q3 BC556B R32 1K0 R23 22K R24 22K R6 47K R11 100K GND GND 5V PWM Tube1 PWM Tube2 Bias Tube1 Bias Tube2 C1 22 0uF 10V S4 C3 22 0uF 10V S4 LED Tube1 LED Tube2 RXD TXD C13 100n K GND 3 2 1 8 4 VCC VEE U4A OPA2348AID 5 6 7 U4B OPA2348AID 5V GND C11 1n5 K R48 10K R49 10K C12 100n K GND GND 5V R25 22K GND 5V R46 10K R45 10K R44 220R D4 PMLL4148 IN 7 ON OFF 5 OUT 8 GND 6 FB 4 U5 LM2594M 5 0 ...

Page 29: ...4 MAIN PCB top side ...

Page 30: ...5 MAIN PCB bottom side ...

Page 31: ...6 REAR PCB Top side Bottom side LED PCB ...

Page 32: ...3 PCB LAYOUT AUTO PCB Top side Bottom side ...

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