therightside,nearestthepowerswitch.Installthetwo
sets
ofhardwaretosecurethebrackettothechassis.If
thebracket
twists
asthe
screws
aretightened,firstin-
stallthecapacitor,andclampit.
Make
surethecapaci-
tor
istightagainstthechassis,andthatitspositive( +)
terminal
istowardthe
right
side
ofthe
chassis
before
tighteningtheclamp.Positionthelugonthe(+ )ter-
minal
(itwillbepaintedredifitisnotmarkedwitha
+) soitpointsforwardtowardthepowerswitch,and
tightenitsscrew.Pointthe
negative
terminallug
toward
therectifierblocktotheleft,andtightenthat
screw.
Make
surenowiresaretrappedbythebracket.
40•
Select
theremainingcapacitor,itsbracket,two
sets
of
hardware,
thelong#10hardware,thetwoshort#10
screws,andthetwosolderlugs.Installthisassemblyas
in
thepreceding
step,
butbesurethepositivelugofthe
capacitorisnearestthecenter,pointingtowardthe
othercapacitor's
negative
lug.The
negative
lugofthis
secondcapacitorpointsforward.
41•
Select
thewhitewirefromRBlug4 (marked+ ) and
connectittoCRlug#2.
42• Preparea
4-3/4"
whitewire.ConnectoneendtoFR
lug
#3.
(S-2).
ConnecttheotherendtoCRlug#2.
(S-2).
43• Preparea 6"greenwire.ConnectoneendtoRBlug
#1.(S).Connecttheotherendto
CL
lug#1.
44• Preparea
4-3/4"
greenwire.ConnectoneendtoFL
lug
#1.
(S-2).
ConnecttheotherendtoCLlug#1.
(S-2).
45• Removealloftheinsulationfroma
2-3/4"
whitewire.
Connect
oneendto
CL
lug#2.(S).Connecttheother
endto
CR
lug#1.(S).
46• Connectthered/yellowtransformerleadtothecenter
of
thebarewire
between
thecapacitorlugs.(S).
47• Connecttheseparategreenwirefromoutputterminal
Bl
tothecenterofthebarewire,
next
tothe
transformer
lead.(S).
48• ConnecttheseparategreenwirefromB4tothecenter
of
thebarewirealso.(S).
49•
Select
theoutputassemblymodules(thetwomajor
items
inthekit).
You
will
note
thattheonlydifference,
which
identifiesthe
left
ortherightmodule,istheposi-
tionofthethermalbreaker,whichislocated
between
one
pair
ofoutputtransistorsonthe
heat
sinkrib.
Beforeconnectingwiresto
these
modulesitis
best
that
you
takethetimetomakeabsolutelycertainthateach
eyelet
iswellsolderedtothecircuitryontheback(in-
side)
ofthe
board.
Add
a littlesolderifnecessary,butit
isimportantthatsolderflowfromthewire,acrossthe
eyelet,
andontothe
circuitry.
Then
if
you
wishtoclear
thecenterofthe
eyelet
foreasierinsertionofthewire,
usea roundwoodentoothpickafterheatingeach
eyelet.
Nowpositiontherightmodule(withthe
breaker
atthefrontwhenthelongrowof
eyelets
is
next
tothe
chassis)
withthecircuitboardup,againstthe
chassis.
Wires
willbeconnectedfromthetopotthe
board,
andthey
mustbesolderedtotheunderside.
Even
thoughtheconnect-
ing
wireswillberatherlongwhentheamplifieriscompleted,
theyarejustlongenoughtoreachnow,soworkingroomis
limited.
Itis
best
to
heat
the
eyelet
frombelowwhilethewire
isinsertedfromabove.
That
requires
an
iron
withasmallflat
chiseltip—and
some
careonyourpart.Itis
easiest
tomelta
small
blobofsolderonthetip,andpositionitunderthe
eyelet
sothatthesolderblob,morethanthetip
itself,
isheat-
ing
the
eyelet.
Ifthe
eyelet
isfirstfilledwithsolder,andthe
wireendpushedallthewaythroughtheheated
eyelet
first,
thenwithdrawnpartwayto
expose
a bitofthebareend
abovetheboardbeforethesoldercools,youshouldhavea
firmly
solderedconnectionifit
cools
undisturbed.
Always
tinawirethatistoconnecttoan
eyelet.
After
solder-
ing,
gobackandcheckbytwistingeachwire,tomakesure
nothing
moves
ontheother
side
ofthe
board.
Becareful,too,
thatyoudon'tloosenexistingconnections.toadjacent
eyelets.
Fora bitbetter
access
to
these
connections,youmay
wishtoremovethethreemounting
screws
toallowthecircuit
board
tobemoved,butdon'tforgetthenylonwashersunder
the
board.
50•
Select
oneofthenarrownumberedstrips,andpeeloff
thebacking.
This
identifiesthe
eyelet
numbers,and
shouldbeplacedalongthebottomofthecircuit
board,
with
eyelet
#14nearestthepowerswitch.
51• Preparea6"whitewire.Connectoneendto
eyelet
#4
of
thecircuit
board.
(S).
52• Preparea
5-112"
greenwire.Connectoneendto
eyelet
#13.(S).
Make
sureitcannotcontactthetransistor
mountingscrewneartheunderside.
53•
Select
thegreenandwhitetwisted
pair
from
theoutput
terminalsR3andB4.Connecttheshortergreenwireto
eyelet
#6.(S).
54•
Select
the
pair
ofwhitewiresfromRF.Connectthe
shorterwireto
eyelet
#8.(S).Connecttheotherwire
to
eyelet
#11.(S).
55• Connecttheremainingwhitewirefromthegreenand
white
pair
fromtheoutputterminalsto
eyelet
#12.(S).
56• Connectthegreenwirefrom
eyelet
13toFRlug#2.
(S).
57• Connectthewhitewirefrom
eyelet
4 to
FR
lug
#4.(S).
58•
Select
fourofthelong
sheet
metalscrews.
Take
careto
seethatnowiresarepinchedintheprocess,whileyou
tiltupandfastenthemoduletotheendofthechassis.
59•
Select
thegreenandwhite
pair
frominput
socket
RS.
Connect
thewhitewiretothetoprear
eyelet
# 1.(S).
Connect
thegreenwireto
eyelet
#2.(S).
This
pair
will
bespecificallypositionedlater.
60•
Select
thewhite
pair
atthefront.
Tuck
the
excess
wire
intothecornerofthechassis,andconnectoneleadto
eachofthe
lugs
onthethermalbreaker.Soldereach.
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