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Section 2: Installing the Kit

Installing the volume control requires that you drill a hole in the front panel of the GT-

102. If you're installing the volume control into an already built GT-102, then you must

be very careful that the metal shavings resulting from drilling the hole don't short out the

electronics already installed in the enclosure. We'll show some ways to avoid problems

with metal shavings shortly.

The best time to make the hole for the volume control is before you've installed any

electronics in the chassis. It's then easy to clean up the metal shavings without any

special tools or precautions. No matter when the hole is drilled, the metal shavings must

be removed.

Figure 1 – Location of the Volume Control hole

Figure 1 shows the hole placement. To locate the hole without damaging the paint, we

recommend that you measure the rough position of where the hole will go, then cover the

location with a piece of painter's masking tape. Now you can accurately measure and

mark the hole location on the masking tape with a pen or pencil. This protects the finish

from damage.

Make a catch basin out of duct tape. You'll place this catch basin on the inside of the

chassis front wall, behind where the hole will be drilled. The purpose of the duct-tape

catch-basin is to catch the metal filings before they can get away from you. This is

particularly important if the amp is already built. It's not quite so important if you're

putting the hole in an empty chassis. In either case, your goal is to end up with no stray

metal chips in the chassis.

To accurately locate the hole, use a spring-loaded center-punch, If you don't have one, a

nail and a tap of a hammer will mark an indentation to guide your drill bit.

Start with a small drill and make a small hole, say 1/16". Change to a 1/8" drill and

enlarge the hole. Before making the hole any larger, make sure that the chassis is secured.

Change to a ¼" drill and enlarge the hole again. Don't press too hard. Let the drill do the

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