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lindamar		#1 Posted : Sunday, October 10, 2010 1:20:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Member Joined: 2/7/2009(UTC) Posts: 51 Location: Spain		My Ballsie kit come with the R11 resistor missing (1K, .25W). Can I substitute it with a jumper ? thank you and best regards Pepe
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Brian Donegan		#2 Posted : Sunday, October 10, 2010 6:46:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Administration, Customer Joined: 10/24/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,868 Location: Massachusetts, USA Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 134 post(s)		Yes. The 1K is there is starve the relay's coil of current so it closes faster at power down to help it eliminate any turn off thump. With it shorted, you *may* have a turn off thump, maybe not. Try it.
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Brian Donegan		#3 Posted : Sunday, October 10, 2010 6:47:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Administration, Customer Joined: 10/24/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,868 Location: Massachusetts, USA Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 134 post(s)		And sorry about the missing resistor! :)
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lindamar		#4 Posted : Monday, October 11, 2010 9:53:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Member Joined: 2/7/2009(UTC) Posts: 51 Location: Spain		Thank you Brian, your comments are very much appreciated. I´ll follow your advice. best Pepe Edited by user Monday, October 11, 2010 9:54:33 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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Brian Donegan		#5 Posted : Monday, October 11, 2010 10:06:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Administration Groups: Administration, Customer Joined: 10/24/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,868 Location: Massachusetts, USA Thanks: 2 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 134 post(s)		If you have one, you can use any 1K resistor there. It in no way affects the sound quality, since it is just on the relay coil.
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stephen1212b		#6 Posted : Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:18:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Member Joined: 7/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: san rafael ca		I was missing r11 in all of my recent ballsie kits as well. No problem as I have lots of 1K resisters lying around.
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