Realistic MPA-100

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The cap has the 4 as a multiplier, not as a digit.  So 33 with 4 zeroes, in pF.
For the transistor sub, power and current & Hfe look ok but I don't think the Vceo of the TTC015B is sufficient.  I would look for the TTC004B.

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Yes sir thanks also I think I learned 1H means 50 v DC 

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Ok
Got my transistors in yesterday so today didn't have a lot of time but hey onward we go

Anyhow wife gave me too much coffee so I had some hella jitters trying to get this in

Also I verified pinout etc

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And the ugly truth

Oh yeah that nut that was glued to the board and fell off added to the entertainment

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I did not have tons of confidence in this install so I checked for continuity but fingers crossed apparently no solder bridges

So now just waiting on my capaci-TATERS   

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Too much fun

Just had a cow looking at the collector which appears to be touching the heatsink 

Anyhow I did some more continuity tests and I think it's ok but yeah gonna have to pay attention to stuff like that

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EDIT:  note to self.  Next time you need to bend the legs 90 degrees approximate the horizontal distance needed then find a nice firm sharp 90 degree edge to use as a die
Because it also messes up trying to solder when legs are coming through the hole at an angle SMH

EDIT 2: Maybe instead of nice sharp 90 degree edge I should have said nice CRISP edge.  Like when I used to be in Alberta and when I got cold ❄️🥶 the locals would say "She's getting CRISP" 

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That 'heatsink' looks to me to be a ceramic pad (for heatsinking purposes).
It should be nonconductive.

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Well I got my capaci-TATERS in

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Got home from work and installed

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Clipped the leads

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Reattached the board which was a major pita getting that little spade fork under the ground screw

Powered it up and its about the same it doesn't get loud with both volumes maxed.

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Im declaring a marginal "success" because I've had it on for a while and it's not shutting off like it was before.

Also I noticed that the bottom chassis is not getting warm 🥵 anymore.

I just felt the little "heatsink" and it's pretty warm but not hot.

So kinda inconclusive since I wouldn't even know how to operate this amp if it was brand new.  Might be time to get a 🎤 microphone 🎙�

When I first powered it up to test it I got no sound but forgot about this already molested wire wrap so I attached it and had the same low sound.

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There are two posts maybe I should try the other one but I don't want to short something out.   

Or maybe I need to study the schematic kindly provided and try to figure it out. 

Or maybe they both need to be connected to a wire   

 

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Ok nm yes it does get pretty loud I had the knobs facing away from me I thought the two on the end were aux/phono volume and master volume.

Turns out the tone knob is on the end so when I turned aux/phono it started to get loud.