Caledonian Audio 6BM8/ECL82 SE - Introduction to the Amplifier Kit

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Congratulations! and! thank! you! for! purchasing! on! this! kit.! This! guide! enables!
readers!to!build!a nd! assemble!the!6BM8/ECL82!SE!Classique!DIY!amp!kit.!The!
6BM8/ECL82!SE!is!a!pure!Class!A!Single!Ended!valve!amplifier!that!uses!a!two-
stage!amplification!single!valve!per!channel!topology.!
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Its!features!include:!
• 2.5W!-!Pure!Class!A!per!channel!output!
• Single!ended!topology!
• Fast! Silicon! Carbide! Schottky! Diode! and! audio! grade! Electrolytic!
Capacitor!for!power!supply!producing!well!filtered!DC!p ower!
• DC!heater!filament!supply!
• Quality!electronic!components!
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If!you!have!any!questions!please!get!in!touch!with!us!at:!
support@caledonianaudio.co.uk.!!
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We! also! value! any! feedbacks! that! you! might! have! after! going! through! this!
document.!
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• Heater!filament!PCB!Version!A!
• Main!power!supply!PCB!Version!A!
• Amp!PCB!6BM8!PCB!Version!B!
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1. Only! parts! and! devices,! which! are! part! of! this! kit,! are! used.! Caledonian!
Audio!will!not!support!usage!of!any! other!parts!or!components!other!than!
supplied!and!mentioned!by!us!in!this!document!
2. The!supplied!mounting!board!is!used!
3. Reader!is!capable!of!performing!wiring!/!soldering!and!understands!risks!
of!fatal!level!of!voltages!!
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• Screwdrivers!(multiple!sizes)!
• Long!nose!pliers!
• Soldering!iron!(with!solders!etc.)!
• Wire!cutters!
• Wire!strippers!
• Cables!/!wires!for!hookups!and!power!lines!
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