Zeppelin THE PERCOLATOR, Assembly Instructions Manual

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LOADING THE CHASSIS
Note the chassis face with the big square hole is the BACK of the amp! Generally, hold the chassis
with the back AWAY from you unless told otherwise! This will help avoid building the thing backwards.
1. Grommets: Pop the 4 rubber grommets (Part # GR02) into the holes on top of the chassis as
shown.
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2. Power Transformer (Part # T1):
a. Cut the black wires coming from the power transformer to 4-5/16” (11cm).
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Put the black
wires that you just cut aside because you will use them later. Cut the brown and red wires to
2-3/4” (7cm).
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Strip off about 3/16” (4-5mm) of insulation from each of the 6 wires.
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Twist
together the tiny strands of wire on each of the stripped ends. Then “tin” the stripped part of
each wire.
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“Tinning” is the process of coating or filling a wire or connector contact with
solder to make it easier to attach. It also helps to keep the tiny strands of wire from fraying out
while you try to solder them.
When you tin the transformer wires, make sure you do not use
too much solder; otherwise the wire will be too thick to fit into the PCB holes later.
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BACK
FRONT
RIGHT LEFT
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