{"id":4090,"date":"2014-12-07T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?p=4090"},"modified":"2014-12-07T17:13:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T17:13:50","slug":"01a-preamp-gen2-build-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2014\/12\/07\/01a-preamp-gen2-build-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"01a Preamp Gen2: Build (Part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"01a Preamp Gen2: Build (Part 2)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2014\/11\/15\/01a-preamp-gen2-build-part-2\/\">preamp build<\/a> is progressing, albeit slowly. \u00a0I tried a new breadboard construction approach. A nice Ikea chopping board was used to build the front and back wooden panels. A pair of\u00a0aluminium\u00a0squared section rails are used to provide support and hold a pair of top plates for the power and audio connectors. 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