Picture in Speedball manual is different from Crack Manual

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Offline glynnw

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In the Crack manual the completed picture on page 46 shows green wires going from 8 pin tube to transformer points 7 and 9.  In the Speedball manual on page 15 the picture that shows what the Crack needs to look like before installing Speedball shows no green wires here but black and red wires going from the transformer points 7 and 9 to 11.  The answer may be in the Forum but with 118 pages on the Crack it is next to impossible to find if this has been explained - thus my question.  My Crack looks like page 46 in the Crack manual.  What's up?

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Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #1 on: July 11, 2019, 03:54:30 PM
The current Speedball manual was written with a Crack 1.0.  You'll also notice that the power transformer is different.  None of this matters for the installation of the Speedball though, the note is intended to convey that your Crack needs to be fully built, working, and stock before proceeding with the Speedball.

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Reply #2 on: July 11, 2019, 04:53:07 PM
Thanks, Paul.  At least you showed me I was not hallucinating.  Just got small Speedbal board installed and it sounds great!

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