Table Of Contents - StewMac ’57 MINI TWEED Assembly Instructions Manual

Contents
About this iconic amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to build this kit! 2
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Parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Tools and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Amp voltages are seriously dangerous!
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How to use a snuffer stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to read resistor values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Capacitor values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Complete wiring diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Prepping the cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Prepping the boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the chassis-mounted components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to wrap and solder the eyelet board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tips for great soldering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Wrapping parts onto the eyelet board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Soldering and installing the boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing the eyelet board and insulator board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Connecting the eyelet board and chassis components . . . . . . . . . 22
Final assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Testing and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Learning more: secrets revealed in the schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5F1 circuit schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mounting hole template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Tube replacement chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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