ah, ok, just to clear things up,  i do not solder anything to the shield of the wire, only the core, right?

thanks for all your help so far and sorry about the bnoobins questions.

what do you mean, "as close as possible to the inner core"?  in the example of the volume pot with lug 2 going to pin 7 of V1, with the ground bus attached to the shielded wire. Should i solder the core of the shielded wire to lug 2 AND to the wire coming from the ground bus which in affect, is the same as soldering lug 2 direct to the ground bus, then heat shrink this end. At the other end at V1, i then solder the core to the lug and also heat shrink this?
Or do i do something else?

ok next question:
I am wiring the front panel at the moment and i am alittle confused. For connections T,V,X,C,Y,B,A, the thick black wire is used and the green wire connects to it on the diagram. Why can you not just solder the ground lugs of the pots with the other lugs that go to the board and valves?
thanks.

that is genious!

ah that does make a lot of sence. Thanks once again!

ok, a few more questions here...

1) what is the difference between the several bits of bare wire and the one long thicker bit of bare wire that came with kit as far as uses go?

2) I have used the long screws to screw in the power socket, foot pedal socket and the board stands. is this correct? because i don't have any to screw the smaller boards in place now.

ah ok, cheers!

heyho, i am currently putting all the bits in place and i was wondering if the voltage regulator needs to be bolted down to the chassis via the metal square bit the sticks out of it.

Also, is the bus bar soldered to the chassis directly or should i use a wire and send it to a seperate lug?

thanks in advance!

I found 4 plastic gromet like things today in my kit. 2 big, 2 small. You can fit the smALLER ones into thed big ones and they all have these little bits that stick out so they can hold them selves in place. you wouldnt happen to know what these are for would you?

thanks.

oh wait, also, are you based in east anglia at all? i could do with an amp tech my self.

thanks again.

ah thanks! i didn't even think about balancing the PI, eek!

i am in exactly the same situation, as i have only ever made the SE-5A amp maker kit and i have just this instant recieved the overtone.
What i would really like to know is what order it would be wise to start the build. Do you start with the boards and controls, or the transformers and the valves or what?

Sorry, i intend to make my own in a blue or red suede finish out of a wrdrobe i just demolished. No doubt it wont work out though so i may be interested if i can aford it, what sort of price will they be?

slight thread hijack, but as this is a british thread, i was just wondering if anyone has been hit with inport duty on these kits and if so, how much is it?