Found my old half-built guitar amp in the garage last weekend

I started building a tube amp kit from StewMac back in 2019, got the chassis wired, then just stopped. Pulling it out, I saw my notes and the bag of resistors still sitting there. That project used to be my whole focus after work. What's a good first step to get back into a stalled electronics build?

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3 Comments

david_craig2mo ago

Just clean the chassis first... dust in old solder joints can cause problems later.

hill.barbara2mo ago

Ugh, is it just me or does that dusty old solder joint problem always show up at the worst time? I learned that lesson the hard way on a project last year. Spent hours trying to fix a bad connection before I realized it was just full of gunk. Cleaning it first saves so much headache later, lol.

rowan5937d ago

oh for sure, my fat fingers and a cold iron is a dangerous combo too lmao. cleaned the board three times before i realized i was just shaking too much.