![[-]](https://theultimatetone.com/images/collapse.png "[-]")
11-09-2022, 07:58 PM
Part-6
It is useful to think about what you can print out of a standard computer-driven printer. "letter" size in North America is 8.5" x 11". Europe uses the A4 which is a bit longer. if you ever took drafting in high-school, you might be familiar with standard sheet sizes , given letter designations A, B, C, D, and E. Larger than that is uncommon. As you go up in size, the paper size doubles:
A 8.5 x 11, A x 1
B 11 x 17, A x 2
C 17 x 22, A x 4
D 22 x 34, A x 8
E 34 x 44, A x 16
Companies like Fender still use the standard sheet sizes even though they now produce the schematics digitally. This means you may find a PDF of an amp you have, such as the Super Champ XD, and you want to look at it. This is a D size drawing, which is eight times the size of a standard piece of paper. You can zoom in your monitor but the text becomes illegible - at normal zoom it is too small to read. So, there is no way you can print this and have it look in any way reasonable. At best, you can see the broad strokes of the circuit, but values and part names for trouble-shooting? Forget about it.
Please try not to fall into the easy trap of generating schematics that cannot be printed.
It is useful to think about what you can print out of a standard computer-driven printer. "letter" size in North America is 8.5" x 11". Europe uses the A4 which is a bit longer. if you ever took drafting in high-school, you might be familiar with standard sheet sizes , given letter designations A, B, C, D, and E. Larger than that is uncommon. As you go up in size, the paper size doubles:
A 8.5 x 11, A x 1
B 11 x 17, A x 2
C 17 x 22, A x 4
D 22 x 34, A x 8
E 34 x 44, A x 16
Companies like Fender still use the standard sheet sizes even though they now produce the schematics digitally. This means you may find a PDF of an amp you have, such as the Super Champ XD, and you want to look at it. This is a D size drawing, which is eight times the size of a standard piece of paper. You can zoom in your monitor but the text becomes illegible - at normal zoom it is too small to read. So, there is no way you can print this and have it look in any way reasonable. At best, you can see the broad strokes of the circuit, but values and part names for trouble-shooting? Forget about it.
Please try not to fall into the easy trap of generating schematics that cannot be printed.
