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Bottlehead Kits => Kaiju Stereo 300B amp => Topic started by: Raymond P. on August 26, 2018, 06:02:03 AM

Title: Curious about instructions.
Post by: Raymond P. on August 26, 2018, 06:02:03 AM

I just received my kit and am going through the instructions. With some of the steps, it calls for a component, say a resistor, to have one end placed close to a terminal, like a socket terminal. I recall the Mainline also had these instructions. What is the reason for that particular component placement? Thanks!
-Raymond

Title: Re: Curious about instructions.
Post by: Paul Joppa on August 26, 2018, 06:54:00 AM

For "grid stopper" resistors, this placement minimizes the wire self-inductance between the grid and the resistor, which in turn reduces the possibility that the tube will oscillate at very high frequencies. Other resistors may have other reasons - ease of assembly, for example.