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Trinity Amps TRIWATT Builder's Manual

Trinity Amps TRIWATT Builder's Manual (61 pages)

Brand: Trinity Amps | Category: Amplifier | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Thank You
5
Introduction
6
Acknowledgements
6
Warning
7
- Please Read this Information Carefully
  7
Custom TRIWATT Lead Description
8
Guitar Amplifier Basics
9
- Distortion
  10
- General Amplifier Operation
  11
- Some DO NOTS
  12
- Some Dos
  12
Introduction to Vacuum Tubes and Common Terms
13
Building an Amp
16
- Introduction
  16
- Switches and Wire
  16
- Physical Layout
  16
- Grounding
  16
- Insulated Jacks
  17
- Minimizing Transformer Interference
  17
- Wiring
  17
Assembling the Amp
17
- Before You Begin
  17
- Tools
  17
- Soldering
  18
- Tube Pin Numbering
  18
- Assembly Steps Summary
  20
- Install the Hardware
  20
2 Wiring

24
- Grounding Scheme
  25
3 Install Transformers

26
4 Power Supply Wiring

26
- Test the Power Transformer
  29
5 Turret Board Construction

30
6 Connecting the Turret Board

32
7 Connecting the Turret Board to Controls

32
8 Output Transformer - Output Jacks

33
9 Input Jacks

35
- Input to V1
  37
- Final Checkout
  38
10 Power up

39
- Trinity TRIWATT 6V6 Voltage Chart
  42
- Warning
  43
  - Please Read this Information Carefully
    43
- Troubleshooting
  44
  - Hum
    44
  - Volume Test
    44
  - Faulty Tube
    44
  - Severely Unmatched Output Tubes in a Push Pull Amplifier
    44
  - Faulty Power Supply Filter Caps
    45
  - Faulty Bias Supply in Fixed Bias Amplifiers
    45
  - Unbalanced or Not-Ground-Referenced Filament Winding
    45
  - Defective Input Jack
    46
  - Poor AC Grounding
    46
  - Induced Hum
    46
  - Poor Internal Wire Routing
    46
  - Poor AC Chassis Ground at Power Transformer
    46
  - Defective Internal Grounding
    46
  - Hiss
    47
  - Metal Film Resistor Substitutions
    47
  - Squealing/Feedback
    47
  - Radio Interference
    47
  - Scratchy Sounds on Potentiometer(S)
    48
  - Amp Buzz or Rattle When Installed in Cabinet
    48
- Tone Tweaking
  50
  - More Tips for Fine Tuning Your Amp
    50
- Tube Substitutions
  51
- How to Read Resistor Color Codes
  52
  - First the Code
    52
  - How to Read the Color Code
    52
- How to Read Capacitor Codes
  53
- Faq
  55
- Cliff Jacks Explained
  57
- Hardware
  57
- TRIWATT Bill of Materials
  58
- Trinity Amps Schematics and Layouts
  60

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