LITTLE MARK III

COMBO HEAD II

SERVICE MANUAL

2009 EDITION
 How to disassemble the LMIII / CHII preamp

1. Remove the six black knobs and the three yellow knobs pulling out as
indicated in the picture (red arrow).
2. Remove the nine silver hexagonal nuts using a 10 or 11 mm nut
screwdriver.
3. Remove the black hexagonal nut using a 15 mm nut screwdriver
(see yellow arrow).

4. Remove the four connectors from the preamp (yellow arrows).

5. Remove the three screws (red arrows).
 How to disassemble the LMIII / CHII poweramp

1. Remove the four connectors (yellow arrows).

2. Cut the two ties (green arrows).
3. Remove the six screws (red arrows).

How to disassemble the LMIII / CHII front panel

components
1. Remove the two screws with a 2.5 mm hexagonal wrench (red arrows).

2. Remove the four faston connectors (red circle).

3. Press on the top and bottom ends of the power switch (red arrows) to
remove it from the panel.
How to Disassemble the LMIII / CHII rear panel components

1. Remove the four hexagonal nuts using a 15 mm nut screwdriver

(green arrows).
2. Using a screwdriver, remove the two screws of the line out jack
and the two screws of the speaker out speakon combo jack
(yellow arrows).
3. Using a screwdriver, remove the four screws of the fan (red arrows).

4. Using a screwdriver, remove the screw of the back panel (red arrow)
and remove the 20-pin flat connector (yellow arrow).
5. Remove the ground hexagonal nut (red circle) using a 7 mm nut screw
driver.

6. Press on the top and bottom (red arrows) ends of the AC power jack
to remove it from the panel.
 Effects Loop Modification

The images below show how the effects loop in your amp can be modified
to run in series.
The default factory setting is parallel.

PARALLEL CONNECTION
LMIII / CHII PREAMP SECTION REAR PANEL SECTION

SERIAL CONNECTION
LMIII / CHII PREAMP SECTION REAR PANEL SECTION
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47nF/275Vac_X2
1uF/275Vac_X2
3.3mH/6A

4
R69 BR1
L1

4
330K C35 4.7nF/Y1_X2 MV-VR1
CN5 275L40
C34
C33 2 1

12

34
2 Vdc
1
R71
Rete 330K C36

3
D 4.7nF/Y1_X2 C39 D
800V/5A
1000uF/200V

3
2.5Ohm MV-RT2

C40

2
1
1000uF/200V
CN9
110/220

R78
270K
+80VDC

3
C47 RF2001T2D
D24 D26
1000uF/100V RF2001T2D

2
C C
D25 D27 T22

2
C48 C51
RF2001T2D
1 R76 1uF/63V
1000uF/100V

1
IC5
-80VDC IRFP27N60K 10

1
RF2001T2D 270pF 270pF 1uF/250V 7 8

3
+15V HO Vb

COM VCC
C49 C50 TRANS5_2_1 C68 6
Vs
1 3
Tr1 J3 Ct
LM7815CT RG1 15 J7 5 2
15 LO Rt
3 1 +20V

1
+15V +15V Vin

2
8 J9 T23
GND

8
BYV27-200 7 IR21531D R74
D31 100 100 7 1 1
+ C61 16 6 R77 18K
+ C64 16
6 1

4
C13 100uF/25V R83 R85 J8
2200uF C57
100nF/63V
35V IRFP27N60K 10 C52
2

1
1uF/63V

3
J6 J10 1uF/63V
14
14
13
13
BYV27-200 3 Text
3
+ C62 + C65 12 2
1

C54 C58 D32 12

2
100uF/25V 2200uF 11
100nF/63V 1uF/63V F1 11 C72
GND

10 330pF
10
3 2 18 1
-15V -15V Vin 18
1
-15V RG2 270pF 17
1 17
LM7915CT D29 C71

9
B Shield B
+18V
+ C66 BYV27-200

9
C56 100uF
1nF/63V 12V/1W
10 100uF 35V
C69
C70
R86 10nF/63V 10uF 35V
C67 D21
D34 R80 D40

BYV27-200 47 1N4148
D39
BYV27-200
CN6
-15V
1 +20V
2
12V
1

D1

CN7
1
2
2

+15V 3
4
R73
-15V 5
2,7K
6
A Input A
INPUT 7
8
9
10
+
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+12PROT +12PROT D15
+18V 2 1 R61 DIS
SourceH R43 R70 2.2K
10K +12PROT

1
R42 100
+12PROT D9 R41 10uF/25V T14
47K 1N4148 C22 J112
CN2 10K R60 3

3
R45 2.2K R47
4 1N4148 IC10 C28 180K
D10 1 5 T26 C20 0.1uF/63V 0.1uF/63V R63
4.7k 3

2
14
R53 -15VC63 FAN2 R48 1 2N7002 220K
C31 2 C21
1.8K +
1
2 4 IC3 D13 1N4148
D 2.2k R55 0.1uF/63V 3 5 D
CTLA OUT A

VCC
0.1uF/63V D2 H1AA1 10K 11 9

4
100uF/35V CTLB OUT B
IC4A 1N4148 4 1 -15V
R90 RST A DISC A
2 10 13 1N4148
RST B DISC B
8.2K 1 SourceL R44 2 D14
R40 THR A
3 12

2
+15V 100 R59 THR B
MV-RT1 NE5532 T25 R67 +15V I-I 6
22K TRIGA

GND
R81 R82 3 8
180/2W 100 TRIGB D16
10K 4.7K C73 220

8
MJE340 R49 IC4B C19 NE556N 2 1 R62
t
3.9K 6 D11 0.1uF/63V 2.2K
R50

7
D12 +15V0.1uF/63V 7
5 R58
1N4148 100
1N4148 10K
4.7 MV-RT3 NE5532

0.1uF/63V
R46

C17
+12PROT
t 10K Prot_I
CN-Test
R51

3
C30 4
47K I-I
3 R57 T16 C42
100uF Prot_I 1
2 BC846
1 10K
100nF
CN3 CON4

2
1
2
C +80Vamp C
+80VDC
33uF R8 R9 C10 R15
C9 4.7K 4.7K 47n/250V 220 TI1 D7
+15V R21 IRFP240 1N4007
220 R27 0.33
R12 T7
1

1K MJE350
3
IRFP240

2
C3 T10 R22 TI2
2

47pF 3 220 R28 0.33

2

MMBT5551 MMBT5551 R37 1 T12

1K MMBT5401 R17 MJE340
8.2K C14 C15 C16
1 47nF/63V 47nF/63V 47nF/63V
INPUT

T1 T2 TI3
1 1 T5 1 R23 IRFP240
3
3

220 R29 0.33

Input MMBT5401 T9 TRIM1 R19 D3
12 680 6.2V
2

C4 SourceH
R1 R4 R5 1uF BC846
1M R2 100 100
2

1K D4
1

R38 6.2V
B 15 B
C1 RL1 2
1uF R35 OUT 1 CN1
47K 3
180pF 2
R34 R36 RL_OUT_1
C2 1
R3 715 100uF 820K 4.7
47K C7A R33 4 5 Speaker Out1
D5 RL_Out
100uF
R6 R7 6.2V +12PROT
C7B
100 100 R14 C6
0.1u C8 4.7K 47nF/250V SourceL RL_Out R66
47uF/35V +18V
R65 MUR120 150 2W
R18 R20 D6 C32 D18
2

2
15k
T4 732 680 6.2V T18
+
3
MMBT5401

DIS 1 1 T6 MMBT5551 0.33 R30 Prot_I 3 12VP

1 R24 BD681
T3 TI4 RG3

1
MMBT5401

3
220 IRFP9240 LM7812CT

2
3

1
T19 1 3
3

+15V Vin +12V +12PROT

2

1 2N7002 1 T21
1

R68 1M

GND
R39 1 T13 T11 BC856 C7

3
1K MMBT5551 3 0.33 R31 10uF/35V

2
R25 T20 C53
2

3
C5 T8 MJE350 TI5 1 2N7002 1uF/63V
220
2

2
47pF 3 IRFP9240
2

2
MJE340 C29
A R13 A
+12PROT
1

1K 0.33

+
R26 R32 1uF/35V
R10 R11 R16 TI6 D8 CN4
220 IRFP9240
4.7K 4.7K -15V 220 1N4007
1
2

C11
C12 Parsek s.r.l.
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47n/250V Title Ampli Lineare e Protezioni - DA510
-80Vamp via Aterno, 30
-80VDC
66020 S. Giovanni Teatino
Size: A3 Number: Revision:
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P3 P4 P5
1 MID_L 3 1 MID_H 3 3 LOW 1

C32 C38 C41 C42

R58 4_1

2
33p 47p R57

1
33n 33n
D R46 R48 R49 2.2k D
C31 47K C35 47K 2.2K LEVEL5
LEVEL5
47n 6.8n 47K -V1 4_7
R65

11
IC4B

1
220
9 IC2C 13 IC2D C39 R68 5
R45 8 R47 14 2 IC4A 7
IN-EQL 220
10 12 1 C43 6

3
47K 47K
1uF 3 P8A 10n

1
R60 R67 2 R69
R61 2_8 R50 2_14 220 47k

4
VLE
15k R52 V1 10n C44
15K 47K C34 4 P8B VLE 6

1
LEVEL4 33p

2
C36 C37 47K
3 1

5
R62 R51 P6 10n C45
C63 C64 15K C65 C66 47K 6.8n HIGH 6.8n R79
3.3n 15n 470p 2.2n 100

C C
C67 10u 4_8

1
+V1 C40 C33
OUT-POST R72 R76
OUT-POST
1

100 68K
1uF 33p
R70 R75
V+15 V1
4.7 68K R77 R78
C47 C49 C50 C51 C52 C53 C54 27K 27K

100u C71
0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u IC4C

3
9
C48 C55 C57 C58 C59 C60 C61 8 4.7n P9
10 R63 2 VPF
100u
R71 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 0.1u 15K
V-15 -V1 C76
4.7
22n

1
1

B -V1 R64 B
15K

R81
R80 100K C72 C77
V+15 4.7n
1.5K
2

C69 C56 D14

100uF 35V 0.1u ON
1

TP1 TP2 TP3 TP4 TP5 TP6

GND GND GND GND GND GND

1
C70 C62
100uF 35V 0.1u

A V-15 A

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C3
R6
18K
100p Return
1_1 LEVEL3
R7

1
1_14 C12 47p
1
C10
33K 1 R21 R32
RETURN
C5 33K 56K
D -V1 C7 100p LEVEL2 0.47u D
Input Sub

11
C2 2_1

2
4.7u
330p IC1A IC2B
1

2 C4 C8 6
CN1 R8 R16 1 R34
470 C1 1 1 3 7 IN-EQL
R5 IN-EQL
3 2.2K P1 47K LOG 5 100
22K
100p 0.1u R18 -V1
47n 18K CN2

1
11
R1 D1 R2 R9

1
2
R22

4
1
22K 2_7
1M 1M 22K IC2A
V1 1_8 2 C11
9.1V 1/4W 13 IC1D C23 C24 1 R33
14 3 56K
12 0.33u
0,47u 0,47u
D2 R19 D3

4
C6 12V
9.1V 1/4W R14 9 IC1C R35 18K V1
8 LEVEL1 2.2K
22K C25 C9
C13 33p 10
R13 R20 0.1u
47n C16 R15 D4 10u R36 SEND-EFF
C R10 100K 12V C
1u 3.3K
C14 22K 18K
100K IC1B R37
6 C18

1
CN4 C17 7 R23 TUNER 10K
47n 1u R11 5 Send
1 22K
1u
2 100K
C15 R17
3

1
R12 4.7K
4
Tuner
47n 100K

CN3
TUNER
1
2 P2
RETURN
3 LINE_OUT
3 1
4
SEND-EFF C27 V+15
5 33p
6
S-MIX(+) R41
2

7
R28 1M
8
S-MIX(-) -V1 22K R43
9 C28 1.5K
10
11 V+15

4
B 12 B
IN-EQL IC3A 33uF 63V
13 R25 2 C20 MIX(+)

2
14 R39
IN-DIRECT 22K 1 S-MIX(+)
15 1 D13
3 1K D5
16 LED
OUT-POST 1u LEVEL2
17 OUT-POST
18 TL072
R26 D6 T1
8

19 22K LEVEL1

31
20 R24

1
C19 MIX(-)
3
2
1

22K V1 33p R40 S-MIX(-) D7 D12

1 R29 T2
C26 1K LEVEL3 1
CN5 R27 1u BC846
22K
V+15 22K C29 D9 6.2V 1/4W
OUT-POST C30

2
R38
33uF 63V D10 0.1u 10K
R44 IC3B R42
330 R30 LEVEL4
6 1M
R4 22K 7 D11
1M 5
C21 LEVEL5
3

1u TL072
D8 T3
A 1 2N7002 R31 A
22K
R3 C22
2

1M 1u
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5_1

1
MASTER 4_14
D CNP7 C81 D
47p

1
4
3
2
1
C80
47pF R55

R54 47K
OUT-POST
OUT-POST
-V1

3
47K
P7

11
C46
2 R53 13 IC4D 10n 6 IC5B 5_7
14 R73 2 IC5A 7
47K R87 R88 1
12 100 1 5
POT1-S 3 8.2K 8.2K
C68
1

R86
1K C73

4
10u 4.7n
C79 T4 J112 V1
R56 1 2
1u 47K
R92 R93
820K 120

3
CN6
C Bib C
1
2
Mono
3
R91
820K IC6
5 1 R66

R90 R59 220

4 2
-V1
820K 2.2K
C78 H1AA1
2.2u

5_8

1
R84
10K

C82 5_14
220p CN8
1
R89 R85 V+22 1
2
B 10K V+15 3 B
22k
IC5C 4
9
IC5D V-15 5
C74 C75 8 13
R74 6
10 14 Output
7
12 100
R95 8
1n 1n
6.8K 9
R94 10
R82
4.7K +
47K

D15

D16
R83
3.3K

A A

CN7
1
2
3

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Bib

Mono

66020 S.Giovanni Teatino

Size: B Number: Revision:
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