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Detail 14A
#8 WIRE CLAMP
Refer to Detail 14A for the following steps.
NOTE: When you handle the speakers in the
following steps, be very careful not to puncture
the paper cones. Be especially careful of the
speaker mounting lugs. Also, keep your wrist
watch away from the speaker magnets to avoid
magnetizing the watch movement.
(I) Unpack the two 12" speakers.
) Mount a speaker in the cabinet at BD with
a #8 wire clamp on one mounting screw at
BF. Use four #8 flat washers, four #8 lock-
washers, and four 8-32 nuts. Position the
speaker lugs as shown.
) Mount the remaining speaker at BE with a
#8 wire clamp at BG on one mounting screw.
Use four #8 flat washers, four #8 lock-
washers, and four 8-32 nuts. Position the
lugs as shown.
Refer to Pictorial 14 for the following steps.
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Prepare and connect a 19" large red wire
from the color dot lug of speaker BD (S-1) to
the color dot lug of speaker BE (S-1).
Prepare a 19" large black wire and then
wrap it about four turns around the large
red wire just connected between the two
speakers.
Connect this wire from the unmarked lug of
speaker BE (S-1) to the unmarked lug of
speaker BD (S-1).
This completes the assembly of your Guitar
Amplifier kit. The amplifier chassis assembly
will be installed in the cabinet later. Proceed to
the Initial Test section.