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KPA-Solutions Camper 112 Plus, Installation Instruction

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Our Camper Plus kit will include :

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a 12” double cone broad band speaker

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a tweeter with two wires and a crossover network already connected to it

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14 pieces  4,5mmx27mm flat head chipboard screws for panel mounting

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 4 pieces 4,5x12mm flat head chipboard screws for the tweeter

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Summary of Contents for Camper 112 Plus

Page 1: ...Installation instruction KPA Solutions Camper 112 Plus kit www kpa solutions com...

Page 2: ...Routing the hole for the tweeter page 11 19 5 Installation of the back plate 20 23 6 Wiring the sockets and speakers 24 30 7 Applying the new label on the terminal plate optional page 30 34 8 Last ste...

Page 3: ...abinet is quite large We do not recommended to use it as a guitar speaker cabinet behind a traditional valve amplifier The Camper Plus is designed to leave the smallest possible footprint on the overa...

Page 4: ...ven studio monitor would be used The use of the cabinet is not limited to electric guitar sounds but can be used for vocals keyboards acoustic guitar and even string instruments In GRFR mode the cabin...

Page 5: ...e skills or the work space please do not attempt to install this kit yourself You can order the Camper Plus cabinet completely build and finished for a reasonable surcharge from us OK lets do it Make...

Page 6: ...one broad band speaker a tweeter with two wires and a crossover network already connected to it 14 pieces 4 5mmx27mm flat head chipboard screws for panel mounting 4 pieces 4 5x12mm flat head chipboard...

Page 7: ...back plate with venting holes mounting plate terminal plate label www kpa solutions com...

Page 8: ...3 Recommended tools drill machine soldering iron 40W is recommended solder short screw driver Philips 2 PH2 half round bastard file for wood 60 mm hole saw www kpa solutions com...

Page 9: ...aw is available to you you will need wood drills and a large flat screw driver hammer or preferably a chisel to remove the left over material from the 60mm hole you will need for the tweeter www kpa s...

Page 10: ...If you want to apply the new label on the terminal plate you will need some paper towels technical alcohol a little bit of water soap squeegee or credit card www kpa solutions com...

Page 11: ...l plate and remove the terminal plate from the Palmer cabinet If you own a 60mm hole saw put the Palmer cabinet on its back side on your workbench and mark the centre of the tweeter hole 9 5cm from th...

Page 12: ...affle Do not use to much pressure on the saw and lift the saw every so often to remove dust and splinters from the cutting area After the hole has been drilled remove dust from the cabinets inside and...

Page 13: ...aw the hole can be done too but it will take a little more time and effort Mark the 9 5cm 9 5cm position on the baffle as shown above Use a ruler and a white pen to extend the lines horizontally and v...

Page 14: ...with a round rubber foam seal ring Align that seal ring so that the 4 small mounting holes accord with the lines Scribe the inner circle of the seal ring to the cabinets baffle with a white pencil www...

Page 15: ...e outer diameter of the drill tangents the circle from the inside I used a 10mm wood drill here to demonstrate the process Drill one hole after another The holes should be as close to each other as po...

Page 16: ...Use a flat screw driver or a chisel to cut through the left over material between the holes and remove the material from inside the circle www kpa solutions com...

Page 17: ...Use the round bastard file to file to trim the holes shape to the circle www kpa solutions com...

Page 18: ...ib on the tweeter at the opposite side from the wire terminals which does not fit into the round cut out we just made Use the bastard file again to notch the hole to fit to the nib of the tweeter www...

Page 19: ...e tweeter sits inside the baffle now Please do not forget to put the rubber foam seal ring between the tweeter and the baffle Fix the tweeter with the 4 small chipboard screws Done www kpa solutions c...

Page 20: ...of the cabinet now I also recommend to take out the tweeter again because the wires connected to the tweeter will be in the way when you assemble the back plate and the mounting plate Put the mounting...

Page 21: ...ening of the Palmer cabinet Press the mounting plate to the inner wall of the cabinet and align it to the back plate Use the markings we made on the back plates inner surface to align both plates to e...

Page 22: ...the back side of the back plate screw in the first two 25mm chipboard screws I recommend to choose the vertically aligned two screws in the middle of the mounting plate www kpa solutions com Align mar...

Page 23: ...r or bit holder to be able to tighten the screws 3 14 Tighten all screws until there is no gap left between the mounting plate and the inner back side of the cabinet and the back plate is in place The...

Page 24: ...e you start to do the wiring please put the tweeter back in place Put the terminal plate in front of the cabinet and pull the tweeter wires through the 12 mounting hole Now you can do the wiring at th...

Page 25: ...This is what the terminal plate will look like when the Palmer cabinet has arrived www kpa solutions com...

Page 26: ...And this is what it will look like after we have finished the wiring www kpa solutions com...

Page 27: ...show you the method I think is the fastest and easiest to do dissemble both jacks from the terminal plate cut the original wires which connect both 1 4 jacks as close to the solder lugs of the 12 spea...

Page 28: ...der from the solder lugs This can be done with a de soldering pump If you don t have such pump available simply melt the solder until it becomes liquid and bang the socket on the table The solder will...

Page 29: ...ll come with long wire jumpers already connected to it Mount both 1 4 jack to the plate to get the right distance between both jacks before soldering Solder the wire jumpers in place as shown bellow w...

Page 30: ...Dissemble the 1 4 jacks from the terminal plate www kpa solutions com...

Page 31: ...be easy to identify which input jack will put the cabinet into GRFR or FRFR mode If you have not dissembled both jacks from the terminal plate please do so now Clean the surface with some alcohol and...

Page 32: ...Damp the soap with some of the water and cover the complete surface of the terminal plate with a thin film of soaped water www kpa solutions com...

Page 33: ...the sticker Slowly lower the sticker onto the surface and rub it in place firmly with a squeegee or credit card Rub the sticker until no soap water is pressed out of the area between the sticker and...

Page 34: ...hold it in place by sticking one fingertip into on of the jack holes After a while the sticker will not move any more and will hold tight to the plate with no air bubbles between the sticker and the...

Page 35: ...o the terminal plate screw the terminal plate to the cabinet with the 8 original screws Connect the original two cable shoes to the 12 broad band speaker please connect the plus wire to the plus lug o...

Page 36: ...9 Congratulations That was easy wasn t it Put the grill cloth frame back into position and start to play guitar www kpa solutions com...

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