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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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Grounding for Cigar Box Amps: Chassis Ground?

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Neat amp components

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Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?

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Powered sub to amp ??

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Amp and speaker INSIDE the guitar?

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Best mini amp KITS

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John W's Discussions (27)

"Take a second look at the schematic. Ground for the circuit is connected to ground f…"

"I've always been very happy with the Boss BRS40 http://www.amazon.com/BOSS-Audio-BRS…"

"I'm sorry I could have drawn that clearer. My handwriting isn't the greatest, but it…"

"Put down the soldering iron for a minute, those are mighty fine components and proba…"

"I made a solar powered version of my Stella Amp last year: http://www.crazybutable.c…"

"Ellwood, that is not how modern amplifiers work. At least, not the ones you plug in…"

"Do you have a parts list for your mystery schematic?"

"You can't wire it in to the speaker line because the resistance of the speaker is so…"

"What are the other two circuits?"

"It'll drive whatever you hook it up to. I've hooked up a Stella amp (1-2 watts) to…"

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