Installation of Tubes and Tube Cover

Caution: To prevent electrical shock make sure the AC POWER CORD IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE MA2275 . Also do not touch the Vacuum Tube Connection Pins when inserting or removing them, as there may be hazardous voltages present at the Tube Socket Pins even after the MA2275 has been switched Off for a period of time.

Your MA2275 has gone through an extensive series of per- formance tests during the manufacturing process. The MA2275 is supplied with the actual Tubes that were used to test and confirm the performance of this integrated am- plifier. To protect the Vacuum Tubes from possible ship- ping damage, they are packed in five layers of foam, placed into the Tube Cover and secured to the MA2275 Chassis.

Note: Gloves or a soft cloth will prevent “fingerprinting” of the Tubes during their installation.

1.Orient the MA2275 so the right Side Panel is facing you. Refer to figure 1.

2.Using an appropriate screwdriver, remove the Tube Cover Fastening Screw.

3.In a similar manner, remove the Tube Cover Fasten- ing Screw from the left side of the integrated ampli- fier.

4.Remove the tube cover from the MA2275 Chassis.

5.Orient the Tube Cover to the wide opening along one side of its longer dimension. Refer to figure 2.

6.Remove the first layer of foam to expose the Tubes. Refer to figure 3.

7.Carefully remove the Tubes from the foam and tem- porarily place them in a safe location.

8.Remove the remaining foam from the Tube Cover and retain all five pieces for possible future use.

The MA2275 Chassis has nomenclature screened on it to specify the location in the circuit and Tube Type for each channel. Refer to figure 4.

Note: It is extremely important to insert the Tubes in the correct location.

Power Output Tubes:

1.Orient the Chassis so the Front Panel of the Amplifier is facing you.

2.Locate a KT88 or 6550 Power Output Tube.

3.On the top left side of the amplifier, locate the Tube Socket that has the nomenclature V3L KT88/6550 next to it on the chassis.

4.Orient the Tube so the key on the base of the Tube is aligned with the corresponding key on the Tube Socket.

5.Carefully insert the Tube into the socket until the base of the Tube is fully seated in the Tube Socket.

Tube Cover

Fastening

Screw

Location

Figure 1

Tube Cover with Layers of Foam and Tubes

Figure 2

Power Output Tubes Small Signal Tubes

Figure 3

V3L - KT88/6550 Tube

V4 - 12AX7A Tube

V1R - 12AT7 Tube

Figure 4