Ver. 2.1 Nov.

25 2004

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ASANO Tadashi
 This Loftin-White 2A3 Single Ended Stereo Amplifier Kit
is made based on the 2A3 monoraul amp on P.128 of
"Attractive Tube Amps" Vol.1 by ASANO Isamu.

SEIBUNDOH-SINKOHSYA：
Tel 03-5800-5775／ FAX 03-5800-5773

It is assumed that the person(s) assembling this amplifier kit are somewhat
knowledgeable in electronics,can read schematic diagrams have built kits and /or
other equipment in a previous life.
If you do not have experience building circuits,it is recommended that you find
someone that can help.

Tools Required for Assembling

□ Screw Drivers
□ File
□ Nut Drivers
□ Drill
□ Soldering Iron
□ Nipper Tweezeys,Plier
□ Wire Stripper
□ Volt / Ohm Meter
□ Solder
□ Heat Shrink Tube
□ Solder Wick or Solder Removing Device

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 Part List quantil y

Chassics t=1.2mm 1
Steel with Bottom Cover and Subchassics
T1 Output Transformer （ OPT） 2
Transformer T2 Choke 10Ｈ 200mA 1
T3 Power Transformer （ＰＴ） 1
Meter M1 Base Meter (Square) １００ｍＡ 2
M２ Option Meter (Round) １００ｍＡ S-40 type 2
VR VR1 250KΩ A-type Volume Control with sub NU T 2
VR2 2０ Ω Hum Balancer 2
RCA Jack 2
Ｖ Ｒ Knob 2
Small Parts UX 2
Sockets UZ 2
Socket Octal 1
Block Capacitor Band f o r 3 5 mm φ w i th B o l t & N u t 1
L1 ML-3182 １０Ｐ 1
L2 ML-3182 ２０Ｐ 2
L3 1L4P for Hum Balancer 1
L4 Lug Terminal 1L4P for 20μ 600V 2
３ mm Earth Lug 6
４ mm Earth Lug 5
Rubber Insulator 4
Togle Switch 2
AC Connecto r Ｉ Ｅ C type 1
AC Cord 1
Fuse Holder with 2A Fuse 1
VR Holder for Hum Balancer 2
NL-w Neon Lamp White for main 1
NL-r Red for B+ 1
Grid Cap 2
Grid Wire Bush ６ ． ３ mm 2
Speaker Terminal 8
C1 20μ 600Ｖ 2
Capacitor C2 20μ 475Ｖ 2
C3 100μ 6.3Ｖ 2
C4 20μ × 4 475Ｖ Block Capacitor 1

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 R1 30Ω 2Ｗ 6
R2 ３ Ｋ 20Ｗ Cement type 2
R3 3.3Ｋ 1Ｗ 2
R4 51Ｋ ３Ｗ 2
Resistor R5 62Ｋ 3Ｗ 2
R6 330Ｋ 1Ｗ 2
R7 20Ω １Ｗ 2
R8 1MΩ 1/4Ｗ 2
Shielded Wire ３ ０ ㎝ each 2
Assembly Manual with CD-R 1
Solder 1.5ｍ 1
Rectifier ５Ｖ４Ｇ 1
Tubes ７５ Voltage Amplifier 2
２Ａ３ Output Tube 2
Belden #22 ２ｍ each 計５ 本

Hook Up Wire Bar Terminal 4

Tin Plated Solid Wire 1.2mmφ × 1m 1
Bolt&Nut
B1 M2.6× 10mm only for round meter 8
B2 M3× ６ mm black for subchassics 7
Flat Top Bolt
Bolt B3 M3× 8mm black for Tubes sockts 10
Flat Top Bolt
B4 M3× ６ mm for Bottom caver & L1 L2 12
B5 M3× 10mm for L3 L4 (1L4P) 6
B6 M4× 10mm for Transformer 16
B7 M4× 15mm for Rubber Insulater 4
W1 2.6mm Flat Washer for Meter 8
W2 2.6mm Spring Washer 8
Washer W3 3mm Flat Washer for Bottom caver & 13
Lug Terminals
W4 3mm Spring Washer 26
Locking Washer for subchassics 7

W5 4mm Flat Washer for Rubber Insulater & Trans. 20

W6 4mm Spring Washer 16
N1 2.6mm for Meter 8
Nut N2 3mm 32
N3 4mm for Transformer 16
S1 M３ ６ mm for ML-3182 (L2) 4
Spacer 20P Lug Terminals
S2 M３ １ ０ mm for Subchassics 7

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Preparation

T o begi n,mount small

parts on chassics.

Mount neon lamps (NL-w & NL-r) with washers and nuts.
Mount NL-w into right hole and NL-r into left hole.
After soldering leadwires to neon lamps, mount Togle Switch
Mount RCA jacks .....white jack to left hole,red jack to right hole.
When mounting Togle Sw itch s, use masking tape to protect chassics from bruise b y plier.

Signal lead wire to 75 grid.

Use shielded wire between 75 grid and VR1.

Mount VR1 2pcs to chassics.

Knobs are screwed later.

There is plenty space inside chassics, you can use upgrade parts
like Western Electric plate resisters if you like.
The depth of chassics is 50mm.

Rear

Mount 4 each (total 8) speakers terminals .

Mount IEC inlet using 3mm bolts.

Mount Fuse Holder too.

Inside

Mount lug terminals ( L3 & L4 ） inside chassics (page 8) using flat top bolts .
Mount L1 (10P ML-3182) to solder idle wires of PT to the side of chassics.
The 30mm hole with 5 small ventilation holes is for rectifier socket.
Mount octal socket using 3mm bolts.

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 Electrolytic Capacitor

Mount block capacitor using mounting band and 3mm bolts and nuts.
Solder big blue filter capacitors to L4 (1L4P lug terminals).

↑ rear

↓ front

Subchassics

Mount UZ(6pin) & UX(4pin) sockets using B 3 (M3X8mm flat top black bolts)
and N 2 nuts.

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Sub
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Use S２ (10mm spacers) for ① ∼ ⑦ .
Use bar terminal 'bolt for ⑧ & ⑨ .

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Position pin 1 & 2 of both socket forward.
Mount L2 (20p ML-3182 lug terminal ） using S１ (6mm spacers) and N 2 nuts.

↑
① This is bar terminal

Solder tin plated earth wire, Do not solder earth wire with too much tension.

Example
Solder capacitors
and resistors .

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The paint on chassics is pretty thick.
Use Locking washe r (in the right picture) to screw subchassics to main chassics.

Twist wires which handle AC.

Right SW is power SW and left SW is B+ SW

which is turned on after all tubes are warmed up.

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* When using HASHIMOTO or TANGO OPT, a few positions of L4 change.

RCA input jacks

Connect RCA input jacks to 250kΩ VRs which are wired before.
Mount grid wire bushes to chassics.
Penetrate shielded wires into bushes.
Mount subchassics after penetrating shielded wires.

Install power transformer using 4mm bolts & nuts and spring washers.

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 Ｂ＋ Wiring

red wires Red wires are for B + .

Twist them and connect to 5V4G octal socket pin 4 and pin 6.

red/yellow wire Red／ yellow wire is center tap (CT) of B + winding.

Connect it to the left Togle SW to earth.

* When using HASHIMOTO or TANGO OPT, a few positions of L4 change.

Rectifier heater wiring

violet 5V violet wires are for rectifier heater.

grey Grey is center tap of 5V heater winding.

When you use direct-heated rectifier,take out B + high voltage

from this CT to protect rectifier filament.

5V4G is indirect-heated rectifier,please take out B + from pin 8.

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 75 heater wiring

green 6.3V green wires are for 75 heater.

Twist green wires and solder to pin 1 & 6.
green/yellow Green/yellow wire is CT of 6.3V.
Connect to earth point.

2A3 filament wiring

blue 2.5V blue wires are for 2A3 filament.

Twist blue wires and solder to pin 1 & 4.
blue/yellow Blue/yellow is CT of 2.5V winding.
Solder to 10P lug terminal board.
L1 (10P lug terminal board) is for idle wires.
When you do not use hum balancer, use this CT.

yellow and These wires are for 2A3 for channel B.

yellow/black

In the drawer line of the PT.

There are several codes not to use.
Be the right figure, it puts a lug
( L1 ) at the chassis side and gathers
one by one beforehand to this.

Install choke using 4mm bolts & nuts.

Connect 2 black wires to the big filter
electrolytic capacitor (20uF/600V)

Sound changes substancially whether you

connect winding start of the choke to
5V4G or not.
Change connection and decide it per your
taste.

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Mount VR holder to the main schassics using big nut attached.
Screw Hum Balancer (with attached nut) into VR holder.
Position VR2 terminal to L3 (1L4P lug terminal).
Get rid of VR holder stopper by file before screwing in.

Earth point

Using mounting hole of the choke, make earth point of power supply section.
Get rid of chassics paint using cutter knife etc.

Output transformer is Magnequest DS-025.

Magnequest website http://www.magnequest.com/

75 shield

75 shield is not necessary.

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Binding cords & wires are not necessary.
But if you like it is up yo you.

Power up and Test instruction

Without tubes and turning on power SW, make is sure that AC line is active
and there is not short circuit in the amplifier.
Put fuse in fuse holder and turn on power SW and make it sure neon lamp
is turned on.
Measure the voltage of all windings of power transformer.
If they look OK., turn off power SW.
Connect speakers or dummy loads to speaker terminals.
Put all tubes into the amp without turning on B + SW and make it
sure all filaments and heaters are light.
Measure voltage of filaments and heaters.
After tubes are warmed up, turn B + SW on and measure voltage of all tube pins.
If voltage is close to the schematic voltage, amplifier seems OK.

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 Bottom Cover

Mount rubber insulator using 4mm bolts & nuts. You may use adhesive tape.
Get rid of paint around holes.

Make chassics and bottom cover have conductivity using

Locking washer (in the right picture) .

Base Meter type

Up Grade Parts

You may use round meter, Western Electric hook up wire, tubes etc
as up grade parts

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 Schematic

pay attension to the polarity of 75 cathode capacitor!

This figure is AC 100V specification of Japan.

It refers to the figure of the next page and it tears it below according to
the supply voltage of your country.

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PRIMARY-Ａ ORG 120V
WHT／ BRN 100V
BRN 0V

PRIMARY-Ｂ BLK 120V

WHT／ BLK 100V
WHT 0V

SECONDARY RED 365V

WHT／ RED 300V
RED ／ YEL 0V

GRN 6.3V
GRN ／ YEL 6.3VCT

YEL 2.5V
YEL／ BLK 2.5VCT

BLU 2.5V
BLU ／ YEL 2.5VCT

VIO 5V
GRY 5VCT

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 Asano 2A3 Loftin-White Single Ended
Stereo Amplifier Kit Characteristics

Load ８ Ω

利得 9.5∼ 12倍
Frequency 10Hz以 下 ∼ 17KHz （ -3dB）
Response
Distortion 0.9∼ 1.2% 1KHz 5%
Dumping 1.6∼ 2 8Ω ON-OFF method
Factor
Max Output 2.4∼ 3.9W The tubes combination changes.
Noise 0.6∼ 1.5mV Short-circuited in the Input
0.085∼ 0.15mV It revised A curve.
Input Max Output 3.5W
Sensitivity 530mV Load ８ Ω
10 times of profits
Weight 14kg DS-020
It uses round type meter.

Size 400mm W × 270mm D × 200mm H

Measurement power ： １００Ｖ ５０Ｈｚ The stabilization power use

Measurement equipment ： JAPAN AUDIO UA-2S

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 F Y I
Original Schematic
by ASANO Isamu
written and released in 1972

Original 2A3 Loftin-White

Mono Amplifier made in 1971

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