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Assembly hints 1. Assembly (Skipping this can lead to troubles ! ) Ok, so we have your attention. These hints will help you to make this project successful. Read them carefully. 1.1 Make sure you have the right tools: • A good quality soldering iron (25-40W) with a small tip.
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Assembly hints ⇒ Use the check-boxes to mark your progress. ⇒ Please read the included information on safety and customer service * Typographical inaccuracies excluded. Always look for possible last minute manual updates, indicated as ‘NOTE’ on a separate leaflet. 1.3 Soldering Hints : 1- Mount the component against the PCB sur- face and carefully solder the leads...
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Construction CONSTRUCTION The unit consists out of two PCB’s, one is the main PCB, P8021B and the other is the left channel input section P8021L. First we will start with the small P8021L, then we assemble the P8021B. Tip: The pictures on the packaging can be used as a guideline.
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Construction 3. Capacitors 6. RCA connectors. Mount them straight and against the PCB C... q C1: 220p (221) q C2: 220p (221) q C3: 220p (221) q SK1: MJ-523AG/B BLACK q C4: 220p (221) q SK2: MJ-523AG/B BLACK q C5: 220p (221) q SK3: MJ-523AG/B BLACK q C6: 220p (221) q SK4: MJ-523AG/B BLACK...
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Construction q R22: 1K (1-0-2) 5. Choke q R23: 560R/1% (5-6-0-0) q R24: 1K8/1% (1-8-0-1) q R25A or R25B: 1K5 (1-5-0-1) (*) L... q R26: 1K5 (1-5-2) L... q R27: 560R/1% (5-6-0-0) q R28A or R28B: 1K5 (1-5-2) (*) q L1: 1uH (1-0) * The position of R25 and R28 de- q L2: 1uH (1-0) pends on the supplied IC for IC2...
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Construction 8. Capacitors 9. Reed relays (check the position of the notch) C... RY... q RY1: VR05051AS or eq. q C1: 220p (221) q RY2: VR05051AS or eq q C2: 220p (221) q RY3: VR05051AS or eq q C3: 220p (221) q RY4: VR05051AS or eq q C4: 220p (221) q RY5: VR05051AS or eq...
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Construction 11. transistors 13. Push button Mount them straight against the PCB surface ! q SW1: TS-04PV q SW2: TS-04PV q T1: BC557 q SW3: TS-04PV q T2: BC557 q SW4: TS-04PV q T3: BC557 q SW5: TS-04PV q T4: BC557 q T5: BC557 q T6: BC557 Remark: The metal part of these but-...
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Construction 15. RCA connectors. 17. Voltage regulator. Mount them straight and The back side corresponds to against the PCB the thick line. VR... q SK1: MJ-523AG/R RED q SK2: MJ-523AG/R RED q SK3: MJ-523AG/R RED q SK4: MJ-523AG/R RED q SK5: MJ-523AG/R RED q VR1 UA7815 q VR2 UA7915 q SK6: MJ-523AG/R RED...
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Construction 19. Volume potentiometer. 20. Mains voltage selection Use a piece of isolated brown wire to select the mains (outlet) voltage, as RV... indicated on the PC board. q For 115Vac (100 to 120Vac) A jumper between A-B, and a jumper q RV3: STRK27103 (2x50K ALPS) between C-D.
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Construction 22. Mounting the LED’s. Check the polarity ! Short lead = Cathode or— ! CAUTION: After bending the LD... leads the long appearing lead will be the cath- ode! CATHODE First: Bend the leads exactly like the drawing. IMPORTANT Mount these LED’s exactly like in the Next: Solder one lead, and check the drawing, otherwise some LED’s will...
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Construction 23. Mounting the sub PCB support q Mount four 2cm (0.8”) M3 spacers at the indi- cated positions using four 6mm (0.23”) M3 screws.
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Enclosure preparation 24. Enclosure preparation q Cut the thread in the holes for the enclosure feet in one of the alumi- num profiles, us- ing the supplied FIG. 1 special M4 screw as a tap. q Mount the Feet on the aluminum profile, using two M4 hexagonal Al- len screws.
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Enclosure preparation q Position the main PCB in the aluminum profile that is pre- pared with the feet. The potenti- ometer must be at the same side of the feet. FIG. 5 Align pcb with profile ! q Mark the center position of the three fixation holes on the aluminum.
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Enclosure preparation q Remove the pcb and use a knife or a screwdriver to scratch the paint from the aluminum fixation, from the hole closest to the back end. This fixation will be used later to connect the ground and earth. FIG.
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Final assembly 25. Potentiometer assembly and final PCB mount q Mount the PCB into the enclosure like before. Tip: Check if the pcb does not have to much play at the potentiometer posi- Play? tion. If there is too much play, put a piece of tape round the edge of the pcb to remove the slack.
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Final assembly q Now carefully mount the front panel, using two M4 Allen screws. Check the position of the LED’s. q Check if the potentiometer turns smoothly without touching the front panel, otherwise correct his position or the position of the front panel. q Check if the phones connector (metal part) does not touch the front panel.
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Final assembly 26. Final assembly and connection q Mount (insert) the mains connector onto the rear panel. Insert a 250mA fuse into the connector (there is also room for a spare fuse). q Mount the rear panel onto the enclosure, using two M4 Allen FIG.
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Test and adjustment 27. Test and adjustment Connect the mains AC voltage to the mains connector. Check if the power LED (in the center of the PCB) is lit. This means that the +15V and –15V are correct. CAUTION: Some points on the PCB are connected to the dangerous mains voltage.
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