25+ || 100 –

10+ || 100 Bias circuit – terminal strip(s). Grounds to terminal strip mount bolt. Caps nestled between front of chassis & term strip.
•
100K 1W +|? 15K 22K • 25 Ln • To bias DPDT

Lamp

Layout for “California Dreamer - Plus” amp v. 2.4

•
Chassis
• 5
6
7
• Variation on Drifter Amps’ “California Dreamer” by Gino Iorfida
100K

mount 100K
www.drifteramps.com
• 4
5Y3/ 8 •

Choke
5U4G Modification and layout by Dave Zeryck Fenderelectric@yahoo.com

•
•
3
For the AX84 Cooperative Amp Project
2 1

Grn x2
• Yel .
Based on Hammond chassis 1444-26 (16.8.2) This was a tight fit,
100K Yel.
I’d use a 17 x 8 x 3 next time.
. Red
1M 1W
+100/100

.
X
10K
Red 1W Y
• 20 Tube Data
20 6V6GT 5U4G 12AX7
Red/Yel.

1W
10K
40
20
250 mAmp

Z
W
use F

Mounting shown for

Hammond 272DX

Note: Fuse mounted above A/C due to tight

Chassis mount
spacing…suggest larger chassis!
Used for power
Tubes.
See next page
Black Black
1K
3W

A/C: White
Green Fuse 2A On/Off Standby
Blac K
 120pF
Fixed/Cath Bias sw
• • • • • •

SPDT on-off-on
DPDT
• • • 10A • • • • • • • • 1M
•
To bias circuit Reverb Mid Bass
250A
Treble
250A
Vol
1M A
• •

68K
100L 50K F
47p
Choke

68K
SPST on pot To V1
bolt

Note A: Ground shield

of RG174 on one end Chassis
only. mount
Red
W

47K
Note B: Use a NOS

47
12AT7 for Phase Blue

25+ || 100
See

lded)
Inverter (V4), some
Note

250 5W
new 12AT7s are very

4 (shie
high gain and will result C

.1 mF
Brown

F
.022 m
K
220
in unusable amounts of

470K
220

RG 17
220K
gain.

22K
F
10p 3

820
Note C: Using cathode 3M
Hammond
biasing with high plate

.1 mF
1608
voltages is not

.1 mF
Z Z

500pf
Y

.022 mF
recommended. The

F
.1

.1

.001m
250-ohm resistor is

.0047
recommended with a

1M

470
1M

RG 174 (shielded)
250 pf
plate of 350 – 365

100K
220K
82K
K
volts.

100

100K

100K
100K

K
1

100
1
Note D: Dotted lines
47pF
are cables run under •
ow
the board. Yel
n /Y n+

d)
(shielde
Gr Gree
w
elo

RG 174

1K5 1K5
• • • •
25+
• 5
6
7 • 5
6 1K5
|| Chassis

• •
7 mount

• V6
• • V5
• •
8 9 • • 9 • • • • 9
•
4 8 4 8 8 8 9 8
6V6GT 6V6GT 7
V4 1
•
7
V3 • • 7
V2 1 • • 7
V1
1 •
•
1
•
1K 1K 6
2W 6
• 12AX7
3
• •
2W
• 12AT7
3 12AX7 6
12AT7
•
6

• • • •
5
4 3
2

• • • •
5
4
2 Rev
erb 5 3
2
• 5 3
2

• • •
3 4 4

•
2 1
•
2 1 Tran
s’r blue
• • •
• • Black+ See Note B || Red 2K2
X
Black & yellow Spkr 25+ 820 25+ ||
• X || 25+ 5
black 1K
8 4

Imped Sel. 220K Reverb Reverb

green

Reverb
•Dwell:•1M A•
Pedal Return Send
11 “ working room