SILVER TO BLACKFACE CONVERSION FOR TWIN REVERB Conversion from silverface Twin to blackface Twin can be ac- complished in four simple steps. These are: 1. Rewire bias supply and add two 220K ohm resistors. Il, Replace five resistors and one cap in the phase inverter. IIL. Remove four small capacitors, IV. Replace two resistors in the power supply. Do not attempt this modification unless you are certain that you know what you are doing. Always unplug the amplifier and drain the power capacitors to avoid electric shock, Having said all of this, lev’s begin by removing the chassis from the cabinet and setting it on a workbench with the front facing away from us and the wiring facing us. 1. Rewire bias supply and add two 220K ohm resistors. Look at figure #1 and locate these parts in the chassis. ‘A, Remove both 68K resistors (blue, gray, orange). Sometimes these are 100K ohm (brown, black, yellow); at any rate, take them out. B. Add two 220K ohm resistors (14 watt 5% or better). One goes between point “F* and “G”, and one goes between point “E" and “G", Move the resistor and cap lead on poi “A* to point “B”. D. Move resistor on point “C” to “D” and move the wire on point “D” to “C”. Tips and Tricks 165Look at figure #2. This is how your chassis should be wired upon completion of step I. ILReplace five resistors and one cap in the phase inverter, Look at Figure #3 and locate these parts in the chassis. A. Replace 47K resistor (yellow, violet, orange) going from point “H”™ to “I” with a 100K ohm resistor ( better). B. Replace 47K ohm resistor going from point “H™ to “J” with and 82K ohm resistor (!4 watt 5% or better). C. Replace the 330K ohm resistor (orange, orange, yellow) going from point “K” to “O” with a 1 meg ohm ‘% wart resistor. D. Replace the 330K ohm resistor going from point *M™ to “O” with a 1 meg ohm '% watt resistor. E. Replace the 270K ohm resistor (red, violet, brown) going from point “O” to “L” with a 470 ohm '4 watt resistor. Fender used various different values in this position. If there is a 680 ohm or something other than a 270 ohm, simply change it to the 470 ohm and that is correct. F. Replace the capacitor going from point “M” to “N” with a .001 microfarad 400 volt ceramic capacitor. Sometimes the vatt 5% or 166 Kendrickscorrect ¥: will already be installed but most used a .01 mfd. Ifa .001 is already in the unit, leave it there. Look at figure #4. This is how your chassis should be wired upon. completion of step II. IIL. Remove four small capacitors. A. Look at pin 1 on each of the four power tubes, Two of the four will have a 2000 picofarad capacitor going from pin 1 to ground. They are usually grounded on pin 8. Cur both of these capacitors out and diseard. B. Look at the reverb pedal jack on the back panel. On the inside of the chassis you will see a 220K ohm resistor (red, red, yellow) and a .002 capacitor going from the reverb pedal jack to ground. Without disturbing the resistor, cut the capacitor out and discard it. C. Look at the phase inverter section of the board that you re- wired earlier. A couple of components to the right of this, you will see an opto-coupler (neon bulb.and light dependent resistor covered in black shrink tubing). The lead of the opto-coupler that is to your bottom left will have a 10 meg ohm resistor (brown, black, blue) with a .002 capacitor across it. Without ‘Tips and Tricks 167disturbing the resistor, cut the capacitor out and discard, IV. Replace two resistors in the power supply. Turn the chassis cover (wiring facing down) and locate the 4X6 pan that is screwed to the chassis. Unscrew the four Phillips screws holding it on and locate the 2.2K ohm resistor ( red, red, red) and the 10K ohm resistor (brown, black, orange) on the circuit board underneath the pan. ‘A. Replace the 2.2K with a 1K ohm 1 watt resistor. B, Replace the 10K with a 4.7K ohm 1 watt resistor. Now would also be a good time co check the filter that same circuit board. Look at the positive ends. If they are bubbled or ruptured at all, replace all of them using the correct values. You are now done. However, before replacing the chassis, you must set the bias. A simple way to do this is to plug the A.C. line cord in and with the amp power switch on and the standby switch in the standby mode, put a voltmeter between paint “G” on figure #4 and ground. Adjust the bias pot until the meter reads minus 44 volts to minus 50 volts. If you cannot adjust the bias to get in bias range, then the 15K ohm resistor that is soldered from the bias pot to ground (point “D” on figure #2) may have to be replaced with a 22K ohm 168 Kendrickste bias supply resistor. Only rarely is this necessary. There are other ways to bias an amp, but they are beyond the scope of this chapter. Refer to “The Simple Truth About Biasing Your Amp.” Replace the chassis and listen to your “new” amp. GLOSSARY OPTO-COUPLER-noun-A device in which light is used to alter resistance. Tips and Tricks 169