ASM-1

[gstopp at fibermux.com]

     The circuit pads for connection to the power supply are 0.2" diameter 
     with 0.15" plated-thru holes. The way that I attach to them is to fill 
     them with a little pool of solder, and use them as junction points for 
     the wires from the power supply as well as the wires to the panel 
     controls that need the power supply voltages. Just heat up the hole 
     and keep dumping solder into it - it will soon fill in as the solder's 
     surface tension spans the hole like a soap bubble. After that just 
     heat it up and stick wires into it.
     
     You will notice that the four corners of the circuit board have the 
     same pad/hole sizes, except that they are part of the ground trace 
     around the border. The 0.15" hole size was picked because I use #4-40 
     screws for all my small assembling. You can use 4-40 screws and 
     standoffs with solder lugs on the power supply points as well, if you 
     want.
     
     - Gene
     gstopp at fibermux.com


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Subject: ASM-1
Author:  Dan Higdon <hdan at charybdis.com> at ccrelayout
Date:    6/9/96 1:03 PM

I got my ASM-1 in the mail Friday.  Looks great, Gene!
     
I do have one small question:  The power connections are 
rather large holes.  Did you have a particular connector in 
mind when designing the ASM-1?  If so, (or even if not!) 
what would be a good connector for these sockets?
     
For those of you who haven't ordered one, and are thinking
of it, I say, "go for it".  Gene was very prompt, and the package 
is surprisingly "professional", considering that it is one guy's 
efforts.  The documentation is IMHO very complete, and anyone
but a novice should be able to understand the instructions. 
(Heck, even I can work it out! :-)