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"Some time since this was brought up, but wanted to let you know that the 386N4 chip…" Paul Craig replied Nov 3, 2016 to LM386 N-4	4	Dec 3, 2016 Reply by Richard Haas
"2 separate gain pots. When I use it the volume stays all the way up and the 1st gain…" Paul Craig replied Nov 3, 2016 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"No Gain setting on the J-FET, each 386 chip has a 2k Gain pot. This is a great litt…" Paul Craig replied Nov 2, 2016 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Any updates Erik?" Paul Craig replied Jan 8, 2016 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"No Problem. I love my Ruby amp's sound and really wanted something louder with a li…" Paul Craig replied Dec 2, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Yes a piece of metal in the box would be good. Think about big amps, every thing is…" Paul Craig replied Dec 1, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Also check how the Jfet is positioned. Make sure the correct pins are going where th…" Paul Craig replied Dec 1, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"Haven't used breadboard before, so I can't offer an opinion about that. I was just w…" Paul Craig replied Dec 1, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"What did you build this in? How good is your ground?" Paul Craig replied Dec 1, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig
"The pots, jacks, battery input ground and circuit board ground are all linked togeth…" Paul Craig replied Dec 1, 2015 to Dual IM386 Chip amp	31	Nov 3, 2016 Reply by Paul Craig

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Some time since this was brought up, but wanted to let you know that the 386N4 chip…"

"2 separate gain pots. When I use it the volume stays all the way up and the 1st gain…"

"No Gain setting on the J-FET, each 386 chip has a 2k Gain pot. This is a great litt…"

"Any updates Erik?"

"No Problem. I love my Ruby amp's sound and really wanted something louder with a li…"

"Yes a piece of metal in the box would be good. Think about big amps, every thing is…"

"Also check how the Jfet is positioned. Make sure the correct pins are going where th…"

"Haven't used breadboard before, so I can't offer an opinion about that. I was just w…"

"What did you build this in? How good is your ground?"

"The pots, jacks, battery input ground and circuit board ground are all linked togeth…"

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