dudemcfly
New Member
Hello this is my first thread and my first electronics project. To be honest I really dont know anything about components or anything, just a basic understanding of electricity and how to solder. I saw many project ideas for using a Altoids mint box. I thought having a mini guitar amp would be very cool so I downloaded the instructions from mintyamps.com. However I am having trouble putting the components together. I already have everything on the list of parts except the potentiometers and one of the two jacks.
Here is a link to the instructions.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2010/12/Minty20Amp20assembly20instructions.pdf
The diagram in the PDF does not show how some components connect to the others. Specifically, the .047 capacitor/input and the 100 capacitor/LED/output. Is it me or are these parts not connected to anything else? Assuming they are supposed to be connected to something else, can someone tell me exactly where? I also dont understand how and when to use normally open and normally closed jacks. Could someone explain that to me? What I'm going for is the basic layout in the PDF but I will have an on/off switch, and I need to understand N.O. and N.C. jacks so that I can make the speaker turn off when I plug something in to the output.
I am aware of the Little Gem and Ruby amps from Run Off Groove but I already have what I need for this amp and have my mind set on it.
Also, here is a picture that shows the board a little better.
**broken link removed**
If someone could explain all of this to me it would really help. Sorry about the big explanation but I'm not really sure how to describe all this. Thanks, I really appreciate it.
Here is a link to the instructions.
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/custompdfs/2010/12/Minty20Amp20assembly20instructions.pdf
The diagram in the PDF does not show how some components connect to the others. Specifically, the .047 capacitor/input and the 100 capacitor/LED/output. Is it me or are these parts not connected to anything else? Assuming they are supposed to be connected to something else, can someone tell me exactly where? I also dont understand how and when to use normally open and normally closed jacks. Could someone explain that to me? What I'm going for is the basic layout in the PDF but I will have an on/off switch, and I need to understand N.O. and N.C. jacks so that I can make the speaker turn off when I plug something in to the output.
I am aware of the Little Gem and Ruby amps from Run Off Groove but I already have what I need for this amp and have my mind set on it.
Also, here is a picture that shows the board a little better.
**broken link removed**
If someone could explain all of this to me it would really help. Sorry about the big explanation but I'm not really sure how to describe all this. Thanks, I really appreciate it.