Tonight was exciting because I got to verify the potentiometer and play through the two new modes of my amp: Using the JP1 circuit (off) and cutting the JP1 circuit out (on). I noticed that the sound was noticeably louder, but also sounder cleaner when the switch was on. I also got to verify that my component swap went successfully. I accidentally knocked the C1 capacitor off with the drill, woops, and so I replaced it with the only Silver mica capacitor I could find. The stock C1 was .022uF (22,000 pF), and I replaced it with a 120 pF capacitor, which is much smaller. The amp sounds nice now, and I plan to get the tone modifying components in it soon.
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| New potentiometer. |
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| I had to unscrew the main board from the chassis... |
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| To solder in the switch to cut out the JP1 circuit. |
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| Got the 2-way switch soldered in. |
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| This was a tough solder job, as one solder spot was right next to that white connector. |
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| I drilled holes for all three switches, since I already had the drill out. |
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| Far right switch hooked up, other two are blank for now. |
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| Attached the main board back to the chassis. |
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| Front of the amp currently. I'll probably remove the On/Off logos. |
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| Setup for E-Day in the SPaRC Lab! |
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