Combo Amp Build - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T11:12:16Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/combo-amp-build?groupUrl=home-made-guitar-amps&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2524837&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A753898&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe tone circuit helped tame…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-27:2592684:Comment:26088382016-05-27T05:54:43.481ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>The tone circuit helped tame the brightness a tad. I had 2 choices, put a tone pot in before the signal got to the chips or put 2 tone pots on the output lines that would probably mess with the volume too much. So I chose to put it in before the signal gets to the chips.</p>
<p>Drew out the new schematic.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552217?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552217?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a></p>
<p>The tone circuit helped tame the brightness a tad. I had 2 choices, put a tone pot in before the signal got to the chips or put 2 tone pots on the output lines that would probably mess with the volume too much. So I chose to put it in before the signal gets to the chips.</p>
<p>Drew out the new schematic.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552217?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552217?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"></a></p> The speaker has a break in ti…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-25:2592684:Comment:26073922016-05-25T07:11:43.691ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>The speaker has a break in time period and might get a little darker later, but a tone pot would still be a good idea if it works okay.</p>
<p>The speaker has a break in time period and might get a little darker later, but a tone pot would still be a good idea if it works okay.</p> Almost every guitar and CBG p…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-25:2592684:Comment:26070832016-05-25T07:10:00.468ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Almost every guitar and CBG played with this amp comes out sounding very bright. Guessing it's the speaker that is doing that because the original/first amp that I made was used with a different speaker and was less bright sounding.</p>
<p>Thinking of adding a tone pot to take away some of the brightness if that is wanted. I'll give it a try out this week.</p>
<p>Almost every guitar and CBG played with this amp comes out sounding very bright. Guessing it's the speaker that is doing that because the original/first amp that I made was used with a different speaker and was less bright sounding.</p>
<p>Thinking of adding a tone pot to take away some of the brightness if that is wanted. I'll give it a try out this week.</p> Thanks, I'm glad to get it do…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-19:2592684:Comment:26039232016-05-19T16:06:25.337ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Thanks, I'm glad to get it done.</p>
<p>Thanks, I'm glad to get it done.</p> If you want a open back or a…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-19:2592684:Comment:26036782016-05-19T16:05:00.724ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>If you want a open back or a closed back, you can have either one you want.</p>
<p>If you want a open back or a closed back, you can have either one you want.</p> More pics.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-18:2592684:Comment:26032782016-05-18T22:33:10.373ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>More pics.…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551868?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551868?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551878?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551878?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552716?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552716?profile=original" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>More pics.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551868?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551868?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551878?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306551878?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552716?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306552716?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a></p> And it's done.
New schematic…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-18:2592684:Comment:26035102016-05-18T22:32:08.155ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>And it's done.</p>
<p>New schematic drawing coming up soon.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556540?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556540?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556654?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556654?profile=original" width="640"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306557689?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306557689?profile=original" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>A few last…</p>
<p>And it's done.</p>
<p>New schematic drawing coming up soon.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556540?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556540?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556654?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306556654?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306557689?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306557689?profile=original" width="640" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p>A few last pics.</p> Correct. The first chips were…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-18:2592684:Comment:26032732016-05-18T22:29:50.586ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Correct. The first chips were IM386N1's, now we have IM386N3's.</p>
<p>Correct. The first chips were IM386N1's, now we have IM386N3's.</p> It was all in the chips. I ju…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-18:2592684:Comment:26031542016-05-18T16:28:15.411ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>It was all in the chips. I just replaced those crappy N1's with the N3's and bingo.</p>
<p>I opened up my original amp that I made, replaced the chips and added the caps to the output line and it works fine now.</p>
<p>It was all in the chips. I just replaced those crappy N1's with the N3's and bingo.</p>
<p>I opened up my original amp that I made, replaced the chips and added the caps to the output line and it works fine now.</p> Got it working.
Ended up usin…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-05-17:2592684:Comment:26025392016-05-17T20:25:09.606ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Got it working.</p>
<p>Ended up using 10uf caps in the output wires to the speaker.</p>
<p>All I have left to do is cover the speaker baffle, affix it to the cabinet and wire the speaker. Then it's done.</p>
<p>Got it working.</p>
<p>Ended up using 10uf caps in the output wires to the speaker.</p>
<p>All I have left to do is cover the speaker baffle, affix it to the cabinet and wire the speaker. Then it's done.</p>