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You’redonebuilding!
Congratulations! That completes the soldering portion of the assembly. Now go back
and make sure every joint that has components attached is properly soldered.
90% of the troubleshooting issues that kit builders have are due to bad solder joints.
Make sure that any excess leads are trimmed nice and close to the terminal. Double
check your connections against the photos to be sure everything is connected to the
proper terminal. Make sure that no leads are touching something they should not be
touching. Neatness counts! It may help to have someone else look over your work too.
Designer Paul Joppa says having someone else check your work will reduce the
possibility of a mistake sneaking through by a factor of 1000. He was a math major
who once worked as an actuarial compiling huge columns of numbers before he
becameanacousticalengineer,soheprobablyknowswhathe’stalkingabout…
Lastly, be sure to pick up the chassis, flip it over so the top is up, and gently shake it to
shake out any loose wire trimmings that might short your wiring. Now you may install
the knob on the volume potentiometer.
OK,nowyoucanputthathotironawayandgrabyou’revolt-ohmmeter.