GUITAR AMPLIFIER

AC10C1
SERVICE MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assembly (Exploded) view: 2
Schematic Diagram: 3
Test Mode: 10
Parts List: 11

Issued: Jun. 2015

Ver.1.0
©2015 VOX AMPLIFICATION LTD

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A A

B+3

R100 R101 R31

10K 10K 10K

i 1mm Clear i 1mm Clear

C84 1mm Clear i C85 C87 R79 R17
C86 10uF 350V 10uF 350V 10uF 350V 100K 100K
C78 P23
100nF 400V
R58 1
R95 VR5
100K 1/4W 1mm Clear i A500K 2
GND GND GND C37 Master Volume 3
C68 i 1mm Clear
C67 C55 47pF 500V
B 120pF 500V R50 C22 100nF 400V Header 3 - Wide B
470pF 500V 22nF 400V
TO POWER AMP P24
C82
1mm Clear i 1mm Clear i V3
1mm Clear i
VR3 Tube 12AX7
R68
56pF 500V A1M 2 7
V2 R96 10K C201
Treble 100K
Q4 C69
LND150N3-G 2 12AX7 7
C72 22pF 50V D
R77 R69
G D
220K
68K C75 G Q1
C59 S GAIN LND150N3-G R78
100nF 50V D2 VR1 +12.6V 22nF 400V D3 S 1M
J4 R60 1N4746A A500K
R76 R61 VR2
R63 +12.6V R64 GND HDC
A1M
10K 1M 2.2M 1.5K 1K2
D6 Bass
GND HDC R80
BPJ-BBB-MONO 1M
R24
1N4746A R62 1K5 R98 D9 R70
10K 47K C50
C71 R51 2.2K 1N4746A 100nF 400V
FB
100nF 50V
CHASSIS_IN GND GND

C R9 C
R6
470K
+5V 22K
+5V
R85
U1A
470K
R37 NJM2115 U1B
2 C1 C2
R7 NJM2115
220K 1 6
R84 C3 3 22K 7
100nF 50V 10uF 16V R13 TO REVERB
47K 10uF 16V 5
1K R14
P7 P14
L32 L33 L34 L36 22K
1 1
BIAS FB FB FB FB
2 2
R16
GND 10K Header 2 Header 2 BIAS
GND

GND

D Drawing Number: Designed By: Checked By: Date: D

VD-A30013
CHANGE HISTORY
P Scarffe D. Clarke 09/06/2015

VOX Amplification ltd.

1 Harrison Close
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA AC10C1 Main Schematics PR2 1 of 2

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100V-120V: T1.25AL/250V, 220-240V:T630mAL/250V

!
! POWER SWITCH
F10 R13-5A2-01-HWH, POWER TOGGLE SWITCH
1
(Chily 6016 for 230V ERP version)
3
2 P3 C10 C16
A A
1
2 1nF 1KV 1nF 1KV
3 2mm Clear 1mm Clear 1mm Clear
3 D5 D8
0.156" i B+1 i B+2 i B+3
R99 R10
Text
1K 5W 22K 1W
1N4007 1N4007
! ! D4 D7

Chassis 1N4007 1N4007

C9 C15

1nF 1KV 1nF 1KV

F1
! T200mAL
NT1

NOT FITTED
GND1 GND

B B
!
F2 H1

P5 TWIST OPTX WIRES

12.6V~ T6.3AL
1 1MM clear
2 P8
0.156" H2 i
+5V +5Vd
R2 1/4" Spade
P4 1R
LED1
1 RED LED C24 C26
2 0.1uF 4.7uF 6.3V V1
1MM clear B+2b
Header 2
i R1
9
R12 2 470R 1/2W
GND1
HTR GND 3K3 Tube EL84
D11 B+1
H1b H2b
HDC+
NOT FITTED
+5V +5V ! P2
J1
1/4" Spade
P24 R15
R5 R21 220K
33R 3W U3 LM2940 +5V 10K 1
1 3 R20 BIAS BIAS +5Vd 2
IN OUT BPJ-BBB-MONO
3
GND LINK P12 P15 P1
Header 3 - Wide R3
C 1 1 R28
R8 P9 1/4" Spade C
C19 R22 FROM PREAMP OUT P23 GNDb
2 L38 C6 2 220K 120R 5W Ferrite
C30
C43 C34
C38 0.1uF 10K C7 GNDb
470uF 16V 100uF 6.3V 0.1uF 3 C21
0.1uF 10uF Header 2 100uF 6.3V Chassis
TO ErP Control Header 3
FITTED FOR ErP VERSION ONLY
220uF 50V
GND1 GND GND1 GND1
V4 P11 P10
R11 Tube EL84
2
3K3 9
R94
HDC+ +12.6V
R4 B+2 H2 H1 H1b H2b B+2b 470R 1/2W
i
6.8R 2W 1MM clear LS1
R29
H1 D1 H2
2
AC AC
4
3K3 1/4W P25 P26 P16 !
1 1 1/4" Spade
1 3 C14 C8 C13
V+ V- 2 2 i 16ohm Speaker
HTR GND
3 3
1MM clear
1A BRIDGE DB101 C11 Header 3 - Wide Header 3 - Wide
R30 100uF 16V TO POWER AMP P26 FROM MAIN PCB P25
3K3 1/4W
NT2

GND HDC GND1

D SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENT Drawing Number: Designed By: Checked By: Date: D
! REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME
TYPE & RATING ! VD-A30013
IF IN DOUBT CONTACT SUPPLIER CHANGE HISTORY
P Scarffe * 09/06/2015

VOX Amplification ltd.

1 Harrison Close
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA AC10C1 Main Schematics PR2 2 of 2

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A A
POWER TOGGLE (ON)-OFF-(ON)
P10
ON 1/4" Spade
SW1
! APEM 637H-1
OFF
P2 P1
3mm clear 1/4" Spade 3mm clear
i 1/4" Spade i

P4
P3
BLACK WIRE
1/4" Spade D1
1/4" Spade
1 L
TO PRIMARY OF MAIN TX
3 E
3mm clear
2 N
P6 i P5
1mm clear i
WHITE WIRE R21
1/4" Spade 1/4" Spade 47K 5W
D3
CHASSIS EARTH Diode 1N4007
S1
1 3
2 4
B C3 B
PRIGND K817P

K1 ! !
See-Plus Industrial SLIDE SWITCH, 1P2T, SS-12D11 (CG)
2N3904 Enabled
Q3 2 SW2 P7
1 R10
PRIGND ErP 1
R7 3
GND 1K PWR_CONTROL 2
R2 D15 LINK Disabled 3
10K Header 3 - Wide
R11
1K GND TO REV PCB P21
Diode 1N4148 +5V
GND

+5V P8
1
R14
+5V 2
LINK
Header 2
R6 C13 GND FROM MAIN PCB P12
1K 1uF 6.3V
R1
LINK

C D4 C
R4 Q1
PWR_CONTROL 2N3904
10K
Diode 1N4148

GND

SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENT

! REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME
TYPE & RATING !
IF IN DOUBT CONTACT SUPPLIER

D D

Issue Reason for change Date Revised by

VOX Amplification ltd.
Author: P. Scarffe Title AC10C1 ErP 1 Harrison Close
Knowlhill
Checked By: Size: A3 Number:VD-A30012 Revision: PR1
Milton Keynes
Date: 30/01/2015 Time: 09:35:54 Sheet 1 of 1 Bucks, MK5 8PA
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A A

R29 R28
12K 1% C19 10K
R1
i 0.2mm Digital clearence 1uF 22K
C20
C6
R30 220pF
9K1 1%
+5Vb 1000pF
+5Vb
R32
R33 24K 1% U1D
75R 1% R36 R2
C23 13 TL064ACD U1C
R3 22K 22K
14 9 TL064ACD P18
100K X11
X 4 C4 L6
22pF 12 8 +
12MHz 3 1
10
C7 10uF 16V FB 2
B AGND C8 B
R39
C28 1000pF Header 2
100pF 100K BIASb BIASb
+5Vb 22pF
+5Vb
AGND
DGND
DGN
G D AGND
R4 R5 C29 AGND
P17 U1B DAC_ADJ AGND
L7 C5 100K 100K
6 TL064ACD U1A
1 + R38
4.7uF
7 2 TL064ACD
2 FB 10uF 16V 2
5 6K2 1 +5Vb
V
1
Header 2 C9 3 DGND
100pF +5Vb
V
BIASb
AGND BIASb
AGND
AGND AGND R43
R4 R4
R44 R45
R4 R46
R4 R47
R4
100K 47K
47K NF NF 10K
Text

25 12
P10 VSS
26 11
P11/AN01
P11/A
/AN01 P3F
+5Vb 27 10
P12/AN02
P12/A
/AN02 P3E ERP_SW
28 9
AVSS P3D
29 8
P14/AN04
P14/A
/AN04 P3C
30 U4 7
R9 DAC_ADJ
DAC_A
C_ DJ P15/AN05
P15/A
/AN05 P3B
31 MB9BF124KPMC
K 6
AVCC P3A
1R 32 5
AVRH P39
33 4
AVRL P52/AN24
P52/A
/AN24
34 3
P23/AN12
P23/A
/AN12 P51/AN23
P51/A
/AN23
+5Vb 35 2
P22/AN13
P22/A
/AN13 P50/AN22
P50/A
/AN22
36 1
PWR_LED P21/AN14
P21/A
/AN14 VCC
AGND
P19
1
SG2 SG3 SG4
RXD 2
MIDI
TXD 3
CPU DEBUG AGND
AGN
G D
4
+5Vb
C Header 4 C
SWCLK
DGND
SWDIO
C46 C47
0.1uF 0.1uF
+5Vb
V

+5Vb
V
R53 DGND
DGN
G D DGNDAGND DGNDAGND
AGND
NF AGND DGND AGND
P1 +5Vb
V C2 C3
NT1
0.1uF 0.1uF
SWDIO 1
2 R56
R5 LINK
P21
SWCLK 3 10K
CPU__RESET
CPU_RESET 4 ERP_SW 1 DGNDAGND DGNDAGND
AGND DGND
5 PWR_CONTROL
PWR_
R_CONTROL
R_ PWR_CONTROL 2
R57 3
Header 5
100K Header 3
DGND

DGND
DGN
G D
BIASb +5Vb
P22
1
2
3
Header 3
FROM MAIN PCB
AGND

P2
R8
PWR_LED 1
1K
2
Header 2

D +5Vb D

ISS1
ISS1 Removed C39 and C40. Shorted to GND 04.12.2014
Issue Reason for change Date Revised by
VOX Amplification ltd.
Author: P.Scarffe Title AC10C1 1 Harrison Close
Knowlhill
Checked By: D. Clarke Size: A2 Number:VD-A20011 Revision:PR2
Milton Keynes
Date: 29/01/2015 Time: 17:17:22 Sheet 1 of 1 Bucks, MK5 8PA
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 VOX AC10C1 Parts List : SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENT.
EXP=EXPLODED VIEW Item No
Code Part Name Location EXP Reference QTY
530000003368 PCB ASSY JACK COM AC10C1 JACK 1
530000002888 JACK SOCKET(MONO) JACK J1 1
530000002069 SPECIAL WASHER 18.9X18X JACK J1 INPUT 1

530000003369 PCB ASSY LED COM AC10C1 LED 1

530000003370 LED HOLDER D9.25X13.4 ME LED LED HOLD 1
530000003371 LED CY 5X8.6X16 RD LED LED1 1

530000003372 PCB ASSY MAIN COM AC10C1 MAIN 1

530000003373 DIODE DB101-C 50V 1A MAIN D1 1

530000003374 DZ 1W 18V 5% 1N5931B AT MAIN D2, D3, D6, D9 4
530000002089 DIODE IN4007-F AT MAIN D4, D5, D7, D8 4

530000003375 RCF 2W 6.8R 5% ATW MAIN R4 1

530000003376 RMF 3W 33R 5% AT MAIN R5 1
530000002633 RWR 5W 1K 5% SQZ RL MAIN R99 1

530000002438 FUSE 200MA 250V EU/UK/AUS/SKOR MAIN F1 1

530000002094 FUSE T6.3A 250V 5X20 UL MAIN F2 1

530000003377 VR ROTARY A500KX1 20% V MAIN VR1 1

530000002631 VR ROTARY A1MX1 30% V MAIN VR2, VR3 2
530000001882 VR Rotary B20KX1 20% V MAIN VR4 1
530000002083 VR ROTARY A500KX1 20% V MAIN VR5 1

530000002448 SPECIAL WASHER 23.8X18X MAIN J2 INPUT 1

530000003378 PHONE JACK F 4P 6.4X16.5 MAIN J4 1
530000003379 MOSFET N-CH 500V LND150N MAIN Q1, Q4 2
530000003380 IC ASIC NJM2115M DMP8 MAIN U1 1
530000003381 IC REGULATOR LM2940CS-5. MAIN U3 1
530000003382 SOCKET 9PIN 500V WHITE MAIN V2, V3 2

530000003383 PCB ASSY TUBE COM AC10C1 TUBE 1

530000003179 RWR 5W 120R 5% SQZ RL TUBE R8 1

530000002060 SOCKET 9PIN 500V D=22 TUBE V1, V4 2

530000003384 PCB ASSY ERP EU UK AC10C EU UK 1

530000002089 DIODE IN4007-F AT EU UK D1, D3 2

530000002636 DIODE 1N4148T AT EU UK D4, D15 2

530000003385 TR 2N3904TA RLT EU UK Q1, Q3 2

530000003178 RWR 5W 47K 5% SQZ RL EU UK R21 1

530000003386 RELAY 5V 80MA SPST BRT3- EU UK K1 1

530000003180 PHOTOCOUPLER EL817 EU UK S1 1
530000003387 SW SLIDE SPDT 12V 0.1A EU UK SW2 1

530000003388 PCB ASSY REVERB COM AC10 (DATA) REVERB

530000003389 CRYSTAL 12.000MHZ HC-49U REVERB X1 1

530000003390 IC ASIC TL064ACD SO16 REVERB U1 1

530000001874 Logo 45X11 1 1

530000002046 VENT-LARGE PP BLK 94V0 2 1
530000003392 SCREW MACH O-CS 4X20 CR LCS NI 3 4
530000002076 HANDLE-TOP 187X25.8X15.8 4 1
530000002445 T5706 VOX 10 16OHM[OIC] 6 1
530000003394 WOOD CAB 520X210X365 MDF+PB 14 1
530000002067 CLIP TUBE 34X27X68 METAL 15 2
530000002081 VACUUM TUBE COMPACTRON EL84 17 2

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 Code Part Name Location EXP Reference QTY

530000003395 TRANS AUDIO 173.2/12.6V 10W0.06A 20 1

530000003396 SCREW M4X12 PH BK 30 6

530000003397 TRANS PWR 240/250-12.6V/AUS 31

530000003398 TRANS PWR 230/250-12.6V/EU/UK/ARG 31
1
530000003399 TRANS PWR 120/250-12.6V/US/120V 31
530000003400 TRANS PWR 100/250-12.6V/JP 31

530000001921 FUSE T630MA 250V EU/UK/AUS 32 1

530000001920 FUSE T1.25A 250V JP/US 32 1

530000002611 AC INLET M 3P 250V 10A(NT50H) 33 1

530000003401 LENS PC SHEET 80X40 PC BK/EU/UK /ARG 39 1
530000002080 VALVE COMPACTRON 12AX7B 41 2
530000003184 SWITCH POWER TOGGLE SPDT 43 (* for 230V only)
1
530000002641 SWITCH POWER SPST 250V 43
530000003370 LED HOLDER D9.25X13.4 ME 44 1
530000002923 KNOB-CHICKENHEAD AC4C1 45 5

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