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Front panel controls II
Now it's time to do wire up the pots. Take a deep breath before diving in. :) The first diagram shows the
pot wiring with all other wires temporarily hidden from view so you can concentrate on the steps you
have to take.
A few things to note:
1. Use shielded wire for the connection of lug 2 of the Gain pot (VR1) lug to the turret board (R8). Use
the same technique as with the shielded wire you just added to the input socket, but this time you
will attach and solder the shield to lug 3 of the Gain pot.
2. The Bypass switch (S2) is also included here because it makes/breaks the connection of the Middle
pot (VR4) to ground. For the two black wires for this switch, use the black solid insulated wire - it's
much easier to get into the solder lugs (see the tip below).
3. When soldering to the long row of solder lugs and turrets with many wires that cross each other, be
VERY careful not to accidentally burn through the wires that you've already added.
Soldering with mini-toggle switches
The mini-toggle switches used for the Boost and Bypass functions are small enough to look right on the
amplifier's front panel, but that means they're small and fiddly to work with inside the chassis! Here are
some tips for success:
1. It’s sometimes easier to wire them up out of the chassis, as with the Input socket
2. The solder lugs are too small for the full
diameter of the stranded wire, and worse still,
the solder lugs are so close that it's very easy
to get an accidental short with a loose strand
of wire For this reason, I've supplied thinner
solid insulated wire - use the black wire for the
Bypass switch.
3. The plastic bodies of mini-toggle switches are
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