AkitikA PR102NR - Figure 43-Motor POT Wiring Detail

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Designation
Length D
Done

POT1 Long Wire
¾”
”
Solder one end in the upper motor terminal.
POT1 Short Wire
½”
Solder one end in the lower motor terminal.
Figure 43-Motor POT wiring detail
Make sure that the motor wires don’t touch the metal back-plate of the motor-pot.
VR1, the volume control is made by Alps. Its motor leads are built-in to the pins, so you
don’t have to add additional wires to VR1.
Solder all the terminals on both pots.
Solder the two red wires on the Bourns balance pot, A2, into the PCB.
Perform the following 4 steps to avoid losing the nuts that will be used to attach the
volume, balance, bass and treble controls to the front panel. (On some kits, you may find
that this hardware is already in place on the ends of the pot shafts).
Designat
ion
Done

Pot 1 shaft Slip larger diameter washer over the shaft. Loosely
spin on a larger diameter nut.
Pot 2 shaft Slip larger diameter washer over the shaft. Loosely
spin on a larger diameter nut.
Pot 3 shaft Slip smaller diameter washer over the shaft. Loosely
spin on a smaller diameter nut.
Pot 4 shaft Slip smaller diameter washer over the shaft. Loosely
spin on a smaller diameter nut.
 Solder the mounting tabs once the 6 pot connections at the front of the board are
completed.
Designation
Value
Function
Done(

)
VR1 Dual 10K audio
taper motor pot
Volume
A1 Dual 10K linear
taper motor pot
Balance