Fender FRONTMAN 15, FRONTMAN 15R Service Manual

FRONTMAN 15/15R

p/n 022-1500-000 (120V)

SERVICE MANUAL

CONTENTS:

Notices

Specifications

Parts lists:

PCB assembly

Chassis assembly

Cabinet assembly

Miscellaneous

Schematics

Service diagram

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. 7975 North Hayden Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258

FRONTMAN 15/15R

(This is the model name for warranty claims)

SERVICE MANUAL

FEBRUARY 1997

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The information contained herein is CONFIDENTIAL and PROPRIETARY to Fender Musical Instrum ents Corp. It is
disclosed solely for use by qualified technicians for purposes of equipment m aintenance and service. It is not to be
disclosed to others without the expressed permission of Fender Musical Ins truments Co. All specifications subjec t to
change without notice.

For warranty repair service, only Fender specified part numbers are to be used. It is recom mended they also be used
for post-warranty maintenance and repair.

Parts marked with an asterisk (

*

) indicate the required use of that specific part. This is nec essary for RELIABILITY and

SAFETY requirements. DO NOT USE A SUBSTITUTE!

A coded naming convention is used in the description of certain parts. T he codes and what they mean are as follows:

CAPACITOR CODES HARDWARE CODES

CAP AE = Aluminum Electrolytic BLX = Black Oxide
CAP CA = Ceramic Axial CR = Chrome Plated
CAP CD = Ceramic Disk HW H = Hex Washer Head
CAP MPF = Metalized Polyester Film M = Machine Screw
CAP MY = Mylar NI = Nickel Plated
CAP PFF = Polyester Film/Foil OHP = Oval Head Phillips

PB = Particle Board

RESISTOR CODES

PHP = Pan Head Phillips

PHPS = Pan Head Phillips Sems
RES CC = Carbon Comp SMA = Sheet Metal "A" Point
RES CF = Carbon Film SMB = Sheet Metal "B" Point
RES FP = Flame Proof SS = Stainless Steel
RES MF = Metal Film TF = Thread Forming
RES WW = Wire Wound ZI = Zinc Plated

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FRONTMAN 15/15R

SPECIFICATIONS

Product Release No.: PR 330/343 (This is not a model number)

Part Number: Frontman 15 Frontman 15R

120V Version: 22-1500 22-1501
240V Aust : 22-1530 22-1531
230V UK : 22-1540 22-1541
230V : 22-1560 22-1561
100V : 22-1570 22-1571
230V Nord : 22-1580 22-1581

Input impedance: >1M ohm

Nominal level: 100mV

Power output: 15 Watts RMS into 8 ohms @ 5% THD

Power Requirements: 120V Version: 120 VAC 60 Hz, .28A Max

230V: 230 VAC 50 Hz, .14A Max

Speaker Complement: One 8 Ω Special Design 8" Speaker (P/N 025421)

Dimensions: Height:12-3/8" (31.4 cm)

Width: 13-1/4" (33.7 cm)
Depth: 7-1/8" (18.1 cm)

Weight: 15 lbs. (6.8 kg)

FRONTMAN 15/15R

PARTS LIST

NOTE: SHADED ITEMS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY

QTY PART # DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESIGNATION

The parts and quantities are listed for the "Frontman 15R" only. Parts used in the Reverb circuit are simply not stuffed in the

"frontman15"

1 050785 PCB ASSY FRONTMAN REVERB

1 048451 BUTTON PUSH OFF WHIT E (@ S1)
2 038689 CAP AE AX .47µF 100V 20% C12,13
2 026517 CAP AE AX 2.2µF 50V C4,24
1 038691 CAP AE AX 4.7µF 50V 20% C23
2 025960 CAP AE AX 22µF 16V C7,34
1 038693 CAP AE AX 47µF 16V 20% C26
2 028471 CAP AE RDL 47µF 50V 20% C31,32
2 033607 CAP AE RDL 2200µF 35V 20% C29,30
1 039255 CAP CA 10PF 100V 5% C22
2 038698 CAP CA 47PF 100V 5% C3,36
1 039256 CAP CA 68PF 100V 5% C21
1 038699 CAP CA 100PF 100V 5% C25
1 038701 CAP CA 470PF 50V 5% C11
1 038874 CAP CA 560PF 50V 5% C14
2 039268 CAP CA 4700PF 50V 5% C1,2
2 038703 CAP CA .1µF 50V 10% C6,33
1 027278 CAP MPF .1µF 63V 10% C27
1 027286 CAP MPF .47µF 63V C28
2 033580 CAP PFF RDL .0022µF 100V 10% C5,35
1 033581 CAP PFF RDL .0033µF 100V 10% C18
1 033583 CAP PFF RDL .0047µF 100V 10% C19
1 036234 CAP PFF RDL .015µF 100V 10% C38
1 033590 CAP PFF RDL .022µF 100V 10% C16
2 033591 CAP PFF RDL .033µF 100V 10% C9,10
4 033592 CAP PFF RDL .047µF 100V 10% C8,15,17,20
1 033596 CAP PFF RDL .068µF 100V 10% C37
2 034719 CONTROL 50KB SNAP IN R29,58
1 037323 CONTROL 50K 15A SNAP IN R13
3 037324 CONTROL 100K 30C SNAP IN R20,24,28
1 040552 CONTROL 250K 30C R30
4 006260 DIODE 1N4448 SIGNAL BENT CR1-CR4
6 064089 DIODE 1N4003 200PRV,1AMP CR5-10
2 009165 DIODE ZEN 1N4744A 15V 1W 5% CR11-CR12
2 025996 FUSE CLIP PCB .250 & 5MM FUSE XF1
1 068411 FUSE QA 1-1/4X1/4 250V 0.5AMP F1 (100V/120V ONLY)
1 020781 FUSE QA 20mmX5mm 250V 0.25AMP F1 (230V/240V ONLY)
2 027408 HDR .1 CTR 2 CKT SQ PIN P10,P11

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