Crack V1.0 Failed resistance check

[Imperiumdx]

I have three questions:

1. To connect the 3 TRS terminals what do the instructions say to use, stripped signal wire or buss wire or doesn't it matter?
2. Will the spike still be measurable after installing the wire?
3. Is 15-16 volt spike within normal operational range of a Speedball install or should I seek further?

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I have three questions:

1. To connect the 3 TRS terminals what do the instructions say to use, stripped signal wire or buss wire or doesn't it matter?
2. Will the spike still be measurable after installing the wire?
3. Is 15-16 volt spike within normal operational range of a Speedball install or should I seek further?

What you use to connect all these terminals together isn't all that important. In the 1.1 kit, I believe we use resistor leads to accomplish this before they are trimmed, but that's not an option now.

You will not have any spike if there are no headphones plugged into the amp when you turn it on.

The 15-16V spike is what I would expect to see on a Crack 1.0/Speedball with no headphones plugged into it during startup.