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"Take a second look at the schematic. Ground for the circuit is connected to ground f…" John W replied Nov 26, 2019 to Ruby Amp	6	May 18, 2020 Reply by BrianQ.
"I've always been very happy with the Boss BRS40 http://www.amazon.com/BOSS-Audio-BRS…" John W replied Mar 25, 2015 to HI - New guy & And speaker question	4	Mar 25, 2015 Reply by Henry S
"I'm sorry I could have drawn that clearer. My handwriting isn't the greatest, but it…" John W replied Feb 16, 2014 to Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?	6	Mar 24, 2015 Reply by Henry S
"Put down the soldering iron for a minute, those are mighty fine components and proba…" John W replied Feb 15, 2014 to Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?	6	Mar 24, 2015 Reply by Henry S
"I made a solar powered version of my Stella Amp last year: http://www.crazybutable.c…" John W replied Mar 31, 2013 to rechargeable amp	5	Apr 1, 2013 Reply by Jim Dickison
"Ellwood, that is not how modern amplifiers work. At least, not the ones you plug in…" John W replied Jan 25, 2012 to Determining correct potentiometer	10	Jan 25, 2012 Reply by Ellwood T. Bear
"Do you have a parts list for your mystery schematic?" John W replied Jan 25, 2012 to Looking for a specific schematic	8	Jan 25, 2012 Reply by Jan Westphal
"You can't wire it in to the speaker line because the resistance of the speaker is so…" John W replied Jan 19, 2012 to Determining correct potentiometer	10	Jan 25, 2012 Reply by Ellwood T. Bear
"What are the other two circuits?" John W replied Nov 14, 2011 to Stuff I'm working on. Help. comments, discussion & ideas are welcome!	2	Nov 15, 2011 Reply by Bob Lumpkin
"It'll drive whatever you hook it up to. I've hooked up a Stella amp (1-2 watts) to…" John W replied Nov 1, 2011 to Speaker Size for Mini Amps	2	Nov 1, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger

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Ruby Amp

Started by BrianQ.. Last reply by BrianQ. May 18, 2020. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Smokin' amp (literally)

Started by James Conder. Last reply by James Conder Aug 27, 2019. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Simple Headphone/Practice Amp

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Problem with second-hand amp.

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Artec Amp Help!

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LM386 N-4

Started by Denis U. Last reply by Richard Haas Dec 3, 2016. 4 Replies 0 Likes

History Mystery--Orrtronic Tube Amplifier project

Started by Scott aka Farmer Ted Nov 17, 2016. 0 Replies 1 Like

Dual IM386 Chip amp

Started by Paul Craig. Last reply by Paul Craig Nov 3, 2016. 31 Replies 0 Likes

Amp Speakers

Started by Primitive Acoustics. Last reply by Primitive Acoustics Mar 9, 2016. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Grounding for Cigar Box Amps: Chassis Ground?

Started by Erik Bell. Last reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted Dec 20, 2015. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Neat amp components

Started by Surly. Last reply by Alan Steeg Oct 27, 2015. 1 Reply 0 Likes

can a dab radio be turned into an amp

Started by Coventry Halfpenny guitars. Last reply by Pickedmoor Jon Oct 20, 2015. 3 Replies 0 Likes

SDA-T Questions

Started by alectron. Last reply by Zac Ray Sep 2, 2015. 10 Replies 0 Likes

HI - New guy & And speaker question

Started by Henry S. Last reply by Henry S Mar 25, 2015. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?

Started by Scott W. Last reply by Henry S Mar 24, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes

Powered sub to amp ??

Started by wormil. Last reply by wormil Sep 2, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Amp and speaker INSIDE the guitar?

Started by Greg Potts. Last reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague Jul 1, 2014. 1 Reply 0 Likes

trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp,

Started by GARAGE HERMIT. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Apr 29, 2014. 108 Replies 1 Like

Best mini amp KITS

Started by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars. Last reply by Henrik Johansson Mar 10, 2014. 34 Replies 0 Likes

amp wiring help

Started by HarleyTodd. Last reply by Bernie Mango Feb 26, 2014. 18 Replies 0 Likes

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