6 N5X Construction guide
Look closely and you will see that the diodes all have a small band around one end: silver on the
black diodes and black on the pink zener diode. This shows the polarity of the diode - the banded end is
the cathode. To do its job properly and safely, a diode MUST be tted the correct way around as shown in
the build guide diagrams that follow.
WARNING! The MOSFET needs special handling, so do not take it out of its anti-static bag (silver or
pink plastic instead of clear) until you are ready to use it. For now, just check that it's present in your kit.
Turret boards
The N5X uses two turret boards, the smaller one is for the power supply and the larger one for the
amplier's signal path. Most of the smaller components will be mounted to the turrets on these boards.
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