Table Of Contents - Trinity Amps Trinity Tweed Amp Builder's Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................. 5
WARNING .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Please Read this Information Carefully
Version Control .................................................................................................................................... 7
Guitar Amplifier Basics ....................................................................................................................... 8
Fender and Marshall tone controls
Interactive Volume Controls - Fender Tweed Amps
Distortion
.............................................................................................................. 14
Introduction to Vacuum Tubes and Common Terms ................................................................. 17
Input Jack Theory .............................................................................................................................. 20
Circuit Description ............................................................................................................................. 21
Original Circuit with outlined stagesTweed Specifications .......................................................... 22
Fender amps own the blues ... ........................................................................................................ 24
Building an Amp ................................................................................................................................ 26
Introduction
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Switches and wire
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Physical layout
........................................................................................................ 26
Grounding
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Insulated jacks
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Minimizing transformer interference
Wiring
................................................................................................................... 27
Assembling the amp .......................................................................................................................... 27
Before You Begin
................................................................................................... 27
Tools
..................................................................................................................... 27
Soldering
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Tube Pin Numbering
Assembly Steps Summary
Mounting Hardware Locations
Install Hardware ................................................................................................................................. 30
Wiring
................................................................................................................... 32
Install Power Transformer ................................................................................................................ 34
Wiring the Tweed Rectifier Socket
Trinity Tweed Grounding Scheme
Mains Power Connection
Testing the Power Transformer
Install the Output Transformer - Output Jacks
Impedance Switch
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Assemble the Eyelet Board ............................................................................................................... 43
Connecting the Board
Connect Board to Potentiometers
Input Jacks .......................................................................................................................................... 47
Final checkout..................................................................................................................................... 48
Working Inside A Tube Amplifier Safely
Unplug
................................................................................................... 50
Sit .......................................................................................................... 50
Version 3.2
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