Front panel trimmers

[David Halliday (Volt Computer)]

Strikes me that since the panel-to-board distance will be the same, it
might be worth getting some bushings made up for this.  I see drilling a
slightly larger hole in the panel and then having a tube with a stepped
lip which can be glued into the panel.  This will serve to guide the
screwdriver to the trim-pot and the color of the tube will show as a
narrow ring on the front of the panel...


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christopher_List at Sonymusic.Com
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> Sent:	Tuesday, September 23, 1997 11:53 AM
> To:	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
> Subject:	Re: Front panel trimmers
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>  > What do people think of having front panel
>  > mounted multi-turn trimmers in Paul Schreiber's
>  > forthcoming D-G-sound modules?
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> Actually, the PCB will be parallel and relatively close to front
> panel.
> This means you could use single or multiturn trimmers with the screw
> on the
> top, mount them on the pot side of the PCB, and simply have a hole in
> your
> faceplate through which to insert your little screwdriver. Depending
> on the
> PCB layout, this may require no modification at all!
> 
> - CList
>