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Section 1: About This Manual

This manual gives the information you need to build and install new, gold-plated RCA

input jacks into Dynaco's Stereo 400/410/416 power amplifier. We'll just say Stereo 400

to cover all three models. Please note however, that this manual was written based on the

Stereo 400, so there may be slight differences in the disassembly procedures for the

Stereo 410 and the Stereo 416.

The jacks in most Stereo 400's may be more than 40 years old. The ground connections

tend to oxidize, which could result in a bad, high resistance, ground connection and

excess noise. Replacing these jacks with new gold-plated jacks will make for a much

lower resistance ground connection. These new jacks also project a bit more from the

back panel. This makes the Stereo 400 able to mate with a wider range of RCA jack

configurations.

You can build this kit if you can:

1. Solder (using normal rosin core solder and a soldering iron).

2. Use simple hand tools like screwdrivers, wire cutters, and pliers.

3. Read and follow directions.

It helps if you:

1. know a bit about electronics, or

2. have a friend who knows a bit about electronics

3. can get to YouTube to watch a few helpful videos about the assembly process

(none are posted as of this version of the manual).

Please note that Stereo 400's are heavy. You are in for a wrestling match of sorts with

this beast. Please also note that the amount of energy controlled by one of these

behemoths is impressive. That makes it distressingly easy to let the "magic smoke" out of

the amp. We urge you to use caution as you undertake replacement of the RCA input

jacks.

You'll need the following tools:

1. Phillips screwdriver (#1 and #2), regular screw-drivers.

2. Pliers or nut drivers suitable for #4 and #6 hardware

3. needle nose pliers (helpful, but not strictly necessary)

4. pencil type soldering iron of 25 to 50 Watts (no huge honking soldering guns or

blowtorches)

5. wire cutters and strippers

The project consists of the following steps:

1. Disassembling the amp to allow separating the heat-sink assembly from the body

of the amplifier.

2. Removing the old RCA Jacks.

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