Page 2 - Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products; LIMITED EDITION GUITAR AMPLIFIER; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Table of Contents: What Were We Thinking? ...................................................................3 The Front Panel ................................................................................4,5 The Rear Panel .............................................................................
Page 6 - Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products:; A Brief History Of The Tube:
6 6 Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products: A Brief History Of The Tube: In 1883, Edison discovered that electrons would flow from a suspended filament when enclosed in an evac-uated lamp. Years later, in 1905, Fleming expanded on Edison's discovery and created the "Fleming Valve...
Page 7 - Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products (continued):
7 7 Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products (continued): "looser" low-end response and produces more harmonics at mid and high frequencies ("creamier" sound).These differences become more noticeable at higher volumes. The EL84 and 6L6 tubes produce a big low-end thump and...
Page 8 - The Importance Of Proper Biasing:
8 8 Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products (continued): You can check your preamplifier tubes for microphonics by turning the amplifier on, turning up the gain andtapping lightly on each tube with the end of a pencil or a chop stick (my favorite). You will be able to hearthe tapping thr...
Page 9 - Survival Tips For Tube Amplifiers:; To prolong tube life, observe these tips and recommendations:
9 9 Important Information About Tubes and Tube Products (continued): Survival Tips For Tube Amplifiers: To prolong tube life, observe these tips and recommendations: • Match the impedance of your speaker cabinet(s) to your amplifier. Improper impedance matching will con- tribute to early tube degrad...
Page 10 - OUT; CLEAN
1 10 0 Suggested Settings CRATE CR-1 LIMITED EDITION GUITAR AMPLIFIER OUT OUT IN IN IN CLEAN SOUND: CRUNCHY ROCK: PICK ATTACK: CHOCOLATE: CHUNKS:
Page 11 - Declaration Of Conformity; SLM Electronics; Complies with the following Standards:
1 11 1 System Block Diagram: CRATE CR-1 LIMITED EDITION GUITAR AMPLIFIER INPUT GAIN ON/ OFF VOLUME TONE SPEAKER LINE OUT 12AX7A V1A 12AX7A V1B EL84 V2 Declaration Of Conformity #35, Effective 01-01-2001 Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics Production Facility: 11880 Borman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146...
Page 12 - Technical Specifications:; M ohm
©2003 Crate Amplifiers • A division of St. Louis Music 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 CRATE CR-1 LIMITED EDITION GUITAR AMPLIFIER Technical Specifications: OUTPUT POWER RATING 5 W RMS @ 10%THD, 8 ohm load, 120 VAC INPUT IMPEDANCE 1 M ohm MAX. SIGNAL ACCEPTED 2v peak-to-peak SIGNAL TO NOI...