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DIY Pocket Headphone Amp
Step-by-step Assembly Guide
1. Tools
First off, you will need some tools. A couple of must-have are shown in the picture
above. Some of the items can be borrowed from friends, but it would be nice to buy
them as you probably want to go a little further with this hobby in the future.
2. Kit Contents
Item Value Qty
Resistor 2.2k 1/8w 4
Resistor 10k 1/8w 3
Resistor 100k 1/8w 2
Resistor 47 ohm 1/8w 2
OpAmp Dual opamp 1
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2. Capacitor 0.22uf 35v film 2
Volume Pot Volume pot 1
Jacks 3.5mm stereo jack 2
On/Off Toggle Switch 1P1T switch 1
Battery Holder battery holder 1
PCB PCB 1
Casing Casing 1
Face Plate Face Plate 1
3. Identifying the resistors
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3. 4. Assembling the amp.
STEP 1, Solder volume pot and caps onto the PCB
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4. STEP 2, Cut the protruding component pins after soldering
STEP 3, Identify the resistors, insert into PCB
Step 4. Solder the resistors
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