GUITAR AMPLIFIER

AC30S1
SERVICE MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assembly (Exploded) view: 2
Block Diagram: 3
Schematic Diagram: 4
PCB ASSEMBLY: 9
Test Mode: 14
Parts List: 16

Issued: Nov. 12, 2018

Ver. 1.0
©2018 VOX AMPLIFICATION LTD.
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A A

C64

P6 P3
470pF 50V Header 3 - Wide Header 3 - Wide
To Main PCB P8 Use Pin 2 to screen 1 and 3
FX SEND
-15Va +5Va
J3 R60
+15Va
Ferrite

B ! BPJ-BBB-MONO -15Va GND_FX B

R71
R64 R83
1K 10nF 50V
470k R84
C62
GND_FX 47K
+15Va 10nF 50V
10K
U1A +5Va P4
R80 3 GND_FX
TL072CDR
1
link 1 SCREENED C75
A L1 L4 2
FX RETURN 2 WIRE 2
3
J4 D4 FB FB Use Pin 2 to screen 3 and 4 1 U2A
R78 1K 4 A
GND_FX C61 To Digital Reverb 3 TL072CDR
U1B TL072CDR 15V 5
5 6 C59 R85
R58 7 L2 L3 C74
B 10nF 50V 22K
BPJ-BBB-MONO Ferrite 6 R59 R81 FB FB GND_FX
C73 +15VaGND_FX
R70 100K NF 10uF 35V
10uF 35V R69 -15Va 10nF 50V
C77 D3 GND_FX R82
C56 100K
R65 10uF 35V 100K R67 link
15V U2B
220K link
470pF 50V C65
R74 P11 GND_FX P5 5
C76 5K1 NF 7
1 1 B
R66 6
2 2
Link R79 C66
3 3
22pF 50V R76 68K SCREENED
C69
R73 1K8 NF Header 3 - Wide WIRE Header 3 - Wide
NF Use Pin 2 to screen 1 and 3 TL072CDR
47R
! C53
C C
GND_FX
10nF 50V
Chassis_FX

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

VD-A30032
CHANGE HISTORY
P Scarffe D Clarcke 15-Aug-18

4-1 23/07/18 Remove D8 and D11 PS VOX Amplification ltd.

1 Harrison Close
4 11/07/18 Change R98 from 2.2Meg to 100K PS Knowlhill
3 29/05/18 Add C36 Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
PS
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA X-16709 AC30S1 FX S/R ISS4-1 2 of 4

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Min3.3V Typ5V VA

C5
0.1uF
CN2
1
AGND
2
3 IN_AD_L VA
4 IN_AD_R
VD
A 5 OUT_DA_L A
6 OUT_DA_R FB2
R12 BLM18BD102SN1D (S)
P1 10K
1 ERP_SW PWR_CONTROL R52 VA
2 PWR_CONTROL 10
R13
3 MIDI_RXD R35 WD1
NM
MIDI_TXD 10k R31
Header 3 C46 NM
C49 4.7uF C29 R32 R28 C25
DGND SW_DIO
DGND 0.1uF 25V IN_AD_R
SW_CLK AGND NM NM
P2 NM R33 NM
R38 IC3 C28 R34 NM
1 PWR_LED R49 100R
1 10 AGND NM
1K SDTO SDTO VA NM
2 2 9
BCLK SCLKGND
3 8
Header 2 LRCK LRCKAINR
4 7 AGND
MCLK MCLKVQ
VA 5 6 VA
FILT+
AINL
C15
VA VD
R1 0.1uF CS5344-CZZ WD2
R45
1 15k
C2 C1 C32 C33 C30 C31 C41 R46 R44 C27
C6
0.1uF 100uF R14 0.1uF 1uF 1uF 0.1uF IN_AD_L
R6 0.1uF 22k 1k
16V 1 0.1uF 1uF
R47
0 C40 R48
C16 AGND AGND 22k
AGND DGND 100pF 22k
0.1uF
1 36
VCC P21/AN14 PWR_LED
2 35
B SDTO P50/AN22 P22/AN13 VA AGND B
R20 100R 3 34
SDTI P51/AN23 P23/AN12
R22 100R 4 33
BCLK P52/AN24 AVRL
VD 5 32
P39 AVRH C23 4.7uF FB1
R27 100R 6 31
MCLK P3A AVCC 25V BLM18BD102SN1D (S)
7 30
R119 P3B P15/AN05
R29 100R 8 29
47K LRCK P3C P14/AN04
9 28 R25
P3D AVSS VD
R39 1K 10 27 10
ERP_SW P3E P12/AN02
11 26
P3F P11/AN01
12 25
VSS P10
C22
C21 4.7uF
VA
0.1uF 25V
IC1
IC2 R10 R9 Q1
1 10 AGND
MB9BF124KPMC SDTI SDTI
AOUTR NM
2 9 NM NM
BCLK SCLK VA C8
3 8
DGND LRCK LRCKGND OUT_DA_R
4 7 C10 C9
C34 MCLK MCLK
AOUTL R8 NM
C35 5 6 NM NM
4.7uF VQ FILT+ NM
0.1uF 25V
CS4344-CZZR
AGND
DGND
C14 C11 AGND
X1 C13 C12
0.1uF 1uF 1uF 0.1uF
X1 needed for TUNER VA
NM(12M)
RESET AGND AGND
C R19 R18 Q2 C
C48 C47 10k 10k 2SC1623RLT1G
NM(22p) NM(22p)
OUT_DA_L
R7 100 C19 C18 C17
MIDI_TXD R17
DGND R5 100 4700pF 1000pF 1uF
MIDI_RXD 4.7k

AGND
VD
AGND

R2 R4
C4
100k 4.7k
0.1uF
CN1
DGND 1
2
SW_DIO 3
4
SW_CLK 5
RESET 6
7
R3 A2001WV-7P
100k
for Debug
DGND
SG2 SG3 SG1 C3
NT3
D Drawing Number: D
0.1uF Designed By: Checked By: Date:
0R C112 VD-A30033
0.1uF CHANGE HISTORY
AGND DGND
C7 P Scarffe D Clarke 15-Aug-18

NT2 0.1uF 4-1 23/07/18 Remove D8 and D11 PS VOX Amplification ltd.
C111 1 Harrison Close
0R 4 11/07/18 Change R98 from 2.2Meg to 100K PS
Knowlhill
0.1uF 3 29/05/18 Add C36 PS Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
AGND DGND AGND AGND DGND AGND DGND
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA X-16709 AC30S1 Reverb ISS4-1 3 of 4

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ARCOLECTRIC 3900BA
POWER SWITCH
!
HDC+ H1
! SCK15105MSY
SURGE GUARD 1
R113 C1061nF 1kV ~250V T1 1 S1
F1
!
C103 1nF 1kV
C97 P20 2 1
C104 S2 L
NF 3300uF 16V D14 D13 D17 1 3 3
B+3 B+2 B+1 310V 1 SCK15105MSY E
KBU4A R87 R114 0V 2 SURGE GUARD 2 2 N
NF C101 C93 2
GND1 3 3
D15 NF 3300uF 16V 1N4007 1N4007 3
A
NF
22K 1W 1K 10W F3 0.156" ARCOLECTRIC 3900BA ! A
C98 ! ~250V
STANDBY SWITCH !
3300uF 16V C60 C88 D12 D16 T500mAL 250V
P21
1N4007 1N4007
HDC- H2 H1 1
6.3V~
F2 2
0.156"
C102 1nF 1kV C105 1nF 1kV H2
T6.3AL/250V
P23 NOT FITTED
1 GND
NT1 R88 82R 2W
GND1
! P12
Chassis Earth

D5 13.5V~
2 D10 1
+15V
R92 68R 1/2W F4 2
Header 2 0.156"
From CPU 0R47 Fusible
-15V +5V U3 NF
3 1 1N4007
OUT IN D7
P7
GND 15V 1.3W !
H1 H1b
1 C83
B+2
H2
P19 P13
H2b
B+2b
2 100uF 16V
NJM7805 !
3
1 3
To ErP board
2 2
FITTED FOR ErP VERSION ONLY D6
3 1
GND1
15V 1.3W D9
Header 3 - Wide Header 3 - Wide
TO EL84 PCB FROM MAIN PCB R94

B 180R 1/2W B
P8 Header 3 - Wide -15V 1N4007
TO FX S/R P6
ErP Version: R94 = 22R 1/2W
non-ErP Version: R94 = 180R 1/2W

-15V +5V
+15V TWIST OPTX WIRES
B+2b B+1

R51 R77
R26 470R 1/2W R61 470R 1/2W
3K3 3K3
9
9
2
2
V6 V5
C R115
Tube EL84 Tube EL84 ! C
P17
220K TRANS1 J7
P10 H1b J2 1/4" Spade
H2b
1 1/4" Spade
2 C71 J6
3 BPJ-BBB-MONO
1/4" Spade
Header 3 - Wide R116 P16
220uF 50V R110
FROM PREAMP OUT P22 220K J5
GNDb R75 OP TX 1/4" Spade
V4 1/4" Spade Ferrite
Tube EL84 V3 47R 10W
2 2 Chassis_OUT
Tube EL84
GNDb
9 9

R91 R95
3K3 R93 3K3 R103 P15 P14
470R 1/2W 470R 1/2W

LS1

!
16ohm Speaker

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

VD-A30034
CHANGE HISTORY
P Scarffe D Clarke 15-Aug-18

4-1 23/07/18 Remove D8 and D11 PS VOX Amplification ltd.

11/07/18 Change R98 from 2.2Meg to 100K 1 Harrison Close
4 PS
Knowlhill
3 29/05/18 Add C36 PS Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA X-16709 AC30S1 Power ISS4-1 4 of 4

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A A

B+3

R55 R63 R99

10K 10K 10K

C20 C67 C94 R105 R109

10uF 350V 10uF 350V 10uF 350V 100K 100K
C45 P22
100nF 400V
R62 R11 1
B R50 C109 VR5 SCREENED WIRE B
A500K 2
GND GND GND 10K 3
C108 Use Pin 2 to screen 1 and 3
C52 C54 C92 47pF 500V R30
R100 Header 3 - Wide TO POWER AMP P10
470pF 500V 120pF 500V 22nF 400V
C107 10K
C80
100nF 400V
Master Volume
VR3
R101
56pF 500V A1M 2 7
C55 V1 R86 10K C95
Treble 100K
Q3 Tube 12AX7
LND150N3-G 2 12AX7 7 Q4 V2
C26 22pF 50V D
R40 LND150N3-G R102
G D HDC-
220K
0R C72 G
C38 HDC+ HDC-
S GAIN R104
100nF 50V D1 VR1 22nF 400V S 1M
J1 R36 1N5931B A500K
R37 R53 VR2 HDC+
18V, 1W R54 R107
A1M
10K 1M 2.2M 1.5K 1K2
D2 Bass
R108
BPJ-BBB-MONO 1M
R56
1N5931B R57 1K5 R72 D8 R106
10K 47K C99
C24 18V, 1W 2.2K NF 100nF 400V
R24 Text
FB
100nF 50V C36
CHASSIS_IN GND R90 GND
LINK
C 22nF 400V C
R117

22K
R89 R118
NF 10K

P9
Header 3 - Wide
GND GND
Send to Reverb PCB P3
Use Pin 2 to screen 1 and 3

SCREENED WIRE

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

VD-A30031
CHANGE HISTORY
P Scarffe Dave Clarke 15-Aug-18

4-1 23/07/18 Remove D8 and D11 PS VOX Amplification ltd.

11/07/18 Change R98 from 2.2Meg to 100K 1 Harrison Close
4 PS
Knowlhill
3 29/05/18 Add C36 PS Milton Keynes Title Revision: Sheet
Issue Date Change Signed Bucks, MK5 8PA X-16709 AC30S1 Preamp ISS4-1 1 of 4

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A A
POWER TOGGLE (ON)-OFF-(ON)
P10
ON 1/4" Spade
SW1
! CHILY 6016
OFF
P2 P1
1/4" Spade
1/4" Spade

P4
P3
BLACK WIRE
TO SURGE GUARD 1
1/4" Spade D1
1/4" Spade
TO PRIMARY OF MAIN TX

P6 P5
TO AC INLET NEUTRAL WHITE WIRE R21
1/4" Spade 1/4" Spade 47K 5W
D3
Diode 1N4007
!
S1
1 3
2 4
B C3 B
PRIGND K817P

K1 !
Q3 See-Plus Industrial SLIDE SWITCH, 1P2T, SS-12D11 (CG)
BRT3-SS-112DM
2N3904 P9 P11 P7
Enabled2 SW2 R10
PRIGND 1 1 1
R7 1
-15V ErP 2 2 1K PWR_CONTROL 2
R2 82R 3
3
Disabled Header 2 Header 2
10K Header 3 - Wide
R11 D15
1K TO REV PCB
Diode 1N4148
GND GND
Q2
2N3906
R3 +5V P8

10K 1
R14
+5V 2
LINK
3
-15V
R5 GND
R6 C13 Header 3 - Wide
10K
1K 1uF 6.3V FROM MAIN PCB
R1 GND
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 AC30S1 ErP 1 Harrison Close
Knowlhill
Checked By: Size: A3 Number:VD-A30035 Revision: ISS2
Milton Keynes
Date: 09-Mar-18 Time: 9:01:52 AM Sheet 1 of 1 Bucks, MK5 8PA
File: V:\Altium\Projects\AC30C1\AC25C1 ErP\AC25 ErP.SchDoc
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VOX AC30S1 Parts List : SAFETY CRITICAL COMPONENT.
EXP=EXPLODED VIEW Item No
Code Part Name Location EXP Reference QTY
530000003637 PCB ASSY POWER COM POWER for 220-230V only (R94 = 22R 1/2W)
47 1
530000003638 PCB ASSY POWER JP AC30S1 POWER others (R94 = 180R 1/2W)
530000003645 CC 500V 10P 10% RLT POWER C55 1
530000003640 CC 500V 47P 10% RLT POWER C108 1
530000003649 CC 500V 56PF 10% RLT 5X5 POWER C80 1
530000003644 CC 500V 120P 10% RLT 5X5 POWER C54 1
530000003643 CC 500V 470PF 10% RLT POWER C52 1
530000003647 CC 500V 1000P 10% RLT POWER C63 1
530000002605 CC 1000V 1000P 10% RLT POWER C102,C103,C105,C106 4
530000003639 CC 1KV 0.01u 20% RL POWER C68, C87, C100 3
530000002418 CC 500V 10NF 10% RLT 5X5 POWER C45 1
530000003648 CC 500V 22NF 10% RLT 5X5 POWER C70, C72, C92 3
530000003642 CM 400V 0.1U 5% RB POWER C95, C99, C107,C109 4
530000002417 CE 400V 10U 20% RL 10X16 POWER C20, C67, C94 3
530000003646 CE 500V 33U 20% RL 16X25 POWER C60 1
530000003651 CE 500V 47U 20% RL 16X30 POWER C96 1
530000003650 CE 500V 100U 20% RL 18X POWER C88 1

530000003374 DZ 1W 18V 5% 1N5931B AT POWER D1, D2, D8, D11 4

530000003181 DZ 1.3W 15V 10% AT POWER D6,D7 2
530000002089 DIODE IN4007-F AT POWER D9, D10, D12, D13, D16, D17 6

530000003641 RMF 1W 22K 5% AT POWER R87 1

530000003653 RWR 10W 1K 5% SQZ RL POWER R114 1
530000003654 RMF 1W 56K 5% AT POWER R68 1
530000003655 RMF 2W 82R 5% AT POWER R88 1

530000003377 VR ROTARY A500KX1 20% V POWER VR1, VR5 2

530000002631 VR ROTARY A1MX1 30% V POWER VR2, VR3 2
530000003656 VR ROTARY 10KBX1 20% H POWER VR4 1

530000002094 FUSE T6.3A 250V POWER F2 1

530000001929 FUSE T500MA 250V POWER F3 1
530000003652 RMF 1/4W 0.47R 5% AT POWER F4 1

530000002060 SOCKET 9PIN 500V D=22 POWER V1,V2 2

530000003657 PCB ASSY AMPLIFIER COM AMPLIFIER 31 1

530000003658 RWR 10W 47R 5% SQZ RL AMPLIFIER R75 1
530000002060 SOCKET 9PIN 500V D=22 AMPLIFIER V3,V4,V5,V6 4

530000003659 PCB ASSY FX COM AC30S1 FX 27 1

530000002637 DZ 1/2W 15V 5% TEMIC AT FX D3, D4 2
530000003660 IC TL072CDR OPAMP DUAL FX U1, U2 2

530000003661 PCB ASSY LED COM AC30S1 LED 50 1

530000003662 PCB ASSY OUTPUT COM OUTPUT 26 1

530000003663 PCB ASSY REVERB COM (DATA) REVERB 45 1

530000003664 PCB ASSY ERP EU UK ERP 36 for 220-230V Only 1

530000002089 DIODE IN4007-F AT ERP D1, D3 2
530000003385 TR 2N3904TA RLT ERP Q1, Q3 2
530000003665 TR 2N3906 RLT TO92 ERP Q2 1
530000003178 RWR 5W 47K 5% SQZ RL ERP R21 1
530000003177 RELAY 12V 0.033A SPST RE ERP K1 1
530000003180 PHOTOCOUPLER EL817 ERP S1 1

530000003666 PCB ASSY SW EU UK AC30S1 SW for 220-230V Only 1

530000003387 SW SLIDE SPDT 12V 0.1A SW SW2 1

530000003667 HANDLE-TOP 187X25.8X15.8 2 1

530000001874 Logo 45X11 3 1
530000001584 T5729 G12P-80 16OHM [OIC] VOX 9 Loud Speaker 1
530000002046 VENT-LARGE PP BLK 94V0 12 3
530000002923 KNOB-CHICKENHEAD AC4C1 16 5
530000002617 RUBBER RING(COMPACTRON) 18 2
Code Part Name Location EXP Reference QTY
530000002080 VALVE COMPACTRON 12AX7B 19 2

530000003671 XFORMER PWR 120V 109W/120V

530000003672 XFORMER PWR 240/250V 109W/AUS
21 1
530000003673 XFORMER PWR 230/250V 109W/EU/UK/ARG
530000003674 XFORMER PWR 100/250V 109W/JP
530000003675 XFORMER AUDIO 173.2/0-14.9-21.4V 22 1

530000002081 VALVE COMPACTRON EL84 28 4

530000002067 CLIP TUBE 34X27X68 METAL 29 4
530000002611 AC INLET M 3P 250V 10A(NT50H) 40 1
530000002101 THERMISTOR NTC 10R 20% 1

530000002641 SWITCH POWER SPST 250V 48, 49 1or2

530000003184 SWITCH POWER TOGGLE SPDT 48 for 220-230V Only 1or0

530000001920 FUSE T1.25A 250V for 220-230V, 240V

53 1
530000002096 FUSE 2A 250V for 100V, 120V

530000003436 SWITCH CAPS TOP D8X18 PVC BLK 55 2

530000001887 CORD-AC POWER UK 3X0.75 Accessories CORD-AC(UK)

530000001888 CORD-AC UL/CSA 125V 10A Accessories CORD-AC(US)
530000001889 POWER CORD 10A AUSTRALIA Accessories CORD-AC(AUS) 1
530000001890 CORD-AC CE 250V 10A Accessories CORD-AC(EU)
530000001891 CORD-AC JAP 100V 12A Accessories CORD-AC(JP)