OT OT

V1 5 6
V2 5 6 V3 5 6 V4 5 6
V5 5 6
V6 5 6
V7 5 6
4 4 4 4 4 4 4

3
7 8

7 8

7 8

7 8

7 8

7 8
7
2 3

2 3

2 3

2 3

2 3

2 3
8

2
9 9 9 9 9 9 9

1
1 1 1 1 1 1

1.
1.
1.
1.

5k
5k
5k
5k
33k

33k

Heaters
100k .047

50 ohm/10 watt
.022
+ +

.022
.047

500p

47p

.1

.1
+
22/50v

22/50v
1.5k

1.5k

220k

220k

220k

220k
1.5k

1.2k

.047

100

100
56k

1m

1m

220/35v
.1

100/3w

100/3w

100/3w

100/3w
220k

220k

100k

100k

100k
47k

22k/3w 10k/3w
Choke
RG174 E D 22k/3w
Shielded C B A

V1-2 V1-7
V2-2 Terminal Strip
1m 1m
To Power
Ground Buss Transformer
T T Volume Bass Ground Lug
S S Volume Treble Cut
12a 12a 500ka 500ka 1ma 1ma 250ka

10k
G G

.0047
Hoffman Amplifiers AC30 100p
Normal and Top boost channel – No tremolo channel
www.hoffmanamps.com 3.125" x 10"
 Board Connections
E D C B A

++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Power Transformer
Ground Lug

16uf/475v

16uf/475v

16uf/475v
8uf/450v

8uf/450v
3 Amp slo-blo
Black Power Cord
On/Off FUSE
Green
Switch
White Board A

7
Standby Optional

8
6

1
5

2
4 3

Power
Transformer
5 vac

Pin 7
16 ohm Speaker Jack
+

T
To heaters 8 ohm

S
Board A
6.3 vac

G
-
To heaters Pin 7
Lamp Output Transformer
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Hoffman Layout diagram hookup information
 V4 7
R35
E R30 100/3w
1.5k
2 9 B V4 – V7
R8 C2
12AX7 220k .047uf 3 EL84
Normal R3 V1-A 1
R10 C 7
V5 R36

VOLUME
33k 500ka R31
2 100/3w
C10 1.5k
.1 2 9
R1 12AX7
J1
1m
3
R28 3
A J5

220k SPEAKERS
R21 R22
+ C11
C1a
22uf
R7a
1.5k
D R19
220k
100k 100k
.1
T2
C9 1 6
R29
V6 7
R37
.047 V3
2 220k 100/3w
12AX7 7
2 9
R12 6 V2-B R20 3 R32
E 100k 220k
8
1.5k 3
7 R23 R24
R9 C3 C4 1 C6 1.2k 7
V2-A 1m V7 R38
220k 500p 100p 8 47p
2 R33 100/3w
R25 R26 C12 1.5k
Top Boost R4 V1-B
6 R17 1m 47k .047
2 9
1ma
VOLUME

33k 3
7 R14 R15 C13 3
C7
R2 R11
56k 100k
.022uf Treble
.0047 C
1m
8 500ka C5 + R13 + C14
J2 22uf 1.5k R34 R39
R27 220uf
C8 50/10w 22k/3w
250ka
C1b R7b .022uf
Cut
.1uf 1.5k R18 +
1ma
R16
Bass C17
10k
8uf

R3 R4
LO
68k 68k A B D
(2) Standby R40
6 optional
R5 R6 10k/3w
68k 68k 8 Choke
HI V8 SW2
2
+ T3 + +
(1)
LINE
5AR4 4 C15 C18
C16
16uf 16uf 16uf
J3 – J4 R1-R2 3 AMP SW1
1m SLO BLO
T1 5 VAC
Dual Input Jacks GROUND
E
NEUTRAL R41
4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 R42
Lamp 100 22k/3w
or R43
4
Hoffman AC30 9

V1
9

V2
9

V3 V4 V5 V6 V7
5 4 5 LED 100 +
C19

www.hoffmanamps.com 6.3 VAC Filaments 8uf

Normal and Top boost channel – No tremolo channel

 E D
C B A

www.hoffmanamps.com Hoffman Amplifiers AC30