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Carefully put the PCB back into place making sure that the pots, switches, and input jack all line up with the control panel and replace all the PCB mounting screws

Re-install the small PCB that holds the tubes. Make sure all the ribbon cables have a smooth path with no kinks or sharp turns in the cable

Dress the Transformer leads!!! Poor lead dress is a large part of the noise in an amp. We are going to use standard wiring techniques for proper tube amp design. Twist the green heater wires and position as shown. All other lead pairs should cross each other at 90 degree angles to avoid noise, hum, and oscillation

Re-install all the washers for the pots and jacks use the isolation washers on the input jacks as shown. Do not over tighten the jacks for the effects loop or footswitch

Plug the speaker back into the speaker jack. Re-install the control knobs and install the washer and nut on the new input jack. DOUBLE CHECK ALL YOUR WORK. Replace the back panel and make sure to tighten the chassis screws if you loosened them.

ENJOY YOUR NEW AMP!

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