WhitakerAudio 60 W Stereo Power Amplifier, User And Assembly Manual

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60 W Stereo Power Amplifier
– Slide the heat-shrink tubing into position at the base of the socket. Apply a stream of hot
air to shrink the tubing over the pins. Be careful to not use too much heat.
– Twist the wires together and route to the TERM5 and TERM6 pads on the PWB (see
Figure 5.2 d for placement). The wires should be placed at socket-level. Do not dress the
wires against the PWB.
– Trim the wire lengths as needed to comfortably reach the pads on the foil side of the
board. Insert one wire in the TERM5 position and solder in place. Solder from the foil
side of the board. Insert the other wire in the TERM6 position and solder in place.
Assembly of the right channel PWB has now been completed. The finished board is shown in
Figure 5.3. Check the PWB for proper installation of all components. Look for bad solder
Figure 5.3 Completed right channel PWB: ( a ) component side, ( b , next page) foil side. The right
and left channel PWBs are identical.
( a )