Newbie with first stupid question

[tubeswell]

The real tight fit was the lugs for pins 2 and 7 on V4, with resistors, heavy gauge wires from the power transformer, wires from the pins to the indicator lamp, and the heaters. A virtual convention on those two lugs.

If you are finding the lug holes too small for wires, resistors, and all; you can run extension wires to a small 3-terminal tag strip and run your lamp connections and 100R resistor connections from that.

[Lefty W.]

If you are finding the lug holes too small for wires, resistors, and all; you can run extension wires to a small 3-terminal tag strip and run your lamp connections and 100R resistor connections from that.

I think I'm o.k. for now. I have read about using a tag strip to facilitate multiple connections. Do you need to bolt the tag strip to the chassis or is it free-floating (or should I just stop asking questions now and not clutter the board with utter "newbie-ness")?

[Casey4s]

Tag strips are usually attached to something solid like the chassis.

Never stop asking questions, that's why this forum is here so people like Bruce and others can help out.

[Lefty W.]

Success - and dim-bulb limiter question

So, tonight I went through the power-up procedure on my Mission kit, and to my utter and complete surprise, the thing works!!!

I do have a bit of a question, though. I used a dim-bulb limiter when I first fired her up. I started with a 100-watt bulb, but I got absolutely no glow at all. I switched to a 60-watt bulb, and that appeared to work perfectly - bright glow for a second, then dim. Should I be concerned that the 100-watt bulb didn't work?

Also, the amp has a bit of a dyna-moe hum issue when turned up. I'll try another guitar to see if that's the problem, but I'd like to know if anybody has a good checklist to deal with hum.

Thanks.