Annnnnnnnd done?
On to testing, I had a question. The manual clearly states, and I've read elsewhere "REMEMBER: DO NOT OPERATE YOUR AMP WITHOUT A LOAD", but then the manual goes on to say:
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Install a 1 AMP SLO BLO fuse.
Note: If you see or smell smoke when you turn on the amp, turn it off immediately and re-check the connections.
With no tubes installed, apply power. Leave VRM at idle and measure the DC voltage on the first 50 uf filter capacitor. It should be over 400 VDC. Measure the AC voltage. Ensure the multimeter is set to AC. Measure across the rectifier pins where the transformer secondary was connected. It should read (630 VAC minimum). Test the filament voltages and ensure they are on the correct pins for all tubes. 3.15 from each pin to ground or 6.3 across the heater wires on the tubes sockets.
If everything is okay, power off the amp, install the 12AX7 and the 6V6 power tube and power on again.
Plug in a speaker, install the tubes and turn it back on again. Leave VRM at idle while tubes warm up. Ensure all settings are at Tweed, Thin. Then measure the DC voltage at the second 50 uf cap on the + terminal. As you turn the VRM, the voltage should rise. Test to see if it increases as the Level control is very slowly turned clockwise. If this doesn’t happen, turn off immediately and recheck the connections.
So my question is, the warning seems to indicate that I should plug in a speaker immediately while the steps indicate that I should first run it with no tubes and no speaker, then only with tubes, and then with a speaker. So do I do the first two steps without a speaker? or heed the warning?
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Here's where I'm at now,
. (I assume you realise that the "Tweed/Tude" Volume Pot (VR1) needs to be re-located over next to the Cliff Jack)