V3 [23 3 V ] V3 [23 2 V ]

R9 R12
100K 120K C9 [23 7 V ]
C6 .022 uF
.02uF
V1A [15 4 V ] V1AB [12 3 V ] J2
V2
12AX 7 12AX 7 GREEN (4) MAIN
6AQ5

J1 R7
1 6 5 R16 TRIODE SPEAKER
R10 2.2K/3W
INP U T 68K 1 47K R14 C11
2 2 7 6 [23 6 V ] 5K
5.6K 47 0 p F /
1 PRIMA R Y R20
1k V
3 1M AUD I O S5 SPDT 4
R6 VOLUM E
1M
3 8 2 PENTODE BLACK
[1.1 5 V ] [0.7 3 V ] [14.6 6 V ]
HAMMO N D
125BSE O T
C5 R13 R15
C8 R11 C10
2.2 u F / R8 220K 470/2W
10 u F / 820 47 u F /
25V 1.5K 25V 25V V2 V1

R2B Re v i s i o n s
* Swapped the preamp stage plate res i s t o r s t o 1 0 0 K o n t h e f i r s t
stage and 120K on the second stage . T h i s p u s h e s t h e s e c o n d s t a g e
more towards saturation instead of c u t o f f , f o r a w a r m e r s o u n d .
[24 5 V ] [24 3 V ] [23 3 V ] * Increased R5 for better po w e r s u p p l y i s o l a t i o n
* Lowered C5 for t i g h t e r b a s s
* Removed the bright switch, as I f o u n d i t u n n e c e s s a r y
V1 V2 V3

6AQ5 D i s s i p a t i o n
F1
R3 R4 R5 Pa( M a x ) = 12W
1A SLOW
D1 1N4007 1K/3W 1K/3W 5.6K/1W Pg2 ( M a x ) = 2W
BLOW
[213-0- 2 1 3 V A C ] [27 7 V ]
Ik = 14. 66V/470 = 31. 2 m A
Va = 237V - 14.66V = 222.3V
Ig2 = 243V - 2 3 6 V / 2 . 2 K = 3. 2 m A
D2 1N4007 C1 C2 C3 C4 Ia = Ik - I g 2 = 28mA
S2 SP S T
20uF 22uF 20uF 20uF Pa = Ia * V a = 6.2W
STANDB Y
[121V A C ] /350V /350V /350V /350V Pg2 = Vg2 * Ig2 = 0.75W

TO A L L Voltages measured to chas s i s g r o u n d w i t h a

HEATER S
AND INDICA T O R digital voltmeter and no i n p u t s i g n a l . T u b e s
were a GE 70 2 5 a n d G E 6 A Q 5 - A
HAMMO N D
S1 DP S T 269EX
POWER R1 R2
100 100

Micro Champ
4/2003
A portable single-ended guitar
Sheet 1 of 1
amplifier. Revision 2B.
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