MOTM Madness continues!

[Dan Higdon]

I too got my first kit (ring+vca), and all I have to say is,
"Paul Screiber is a madman!"  (That's a good thing, btw)

I'm just going to write down some of my thoughts (all positive).

This kit is, if anything, OVERLY high in quality.  I mean, Paul
has individually bagged each type of part separately (bags
labeled), and he cut and stripped all the wire!  The MOTM
hardware is built like a tank, and panel looks INCREDIBLE.
Top-quality on ALL the parts.  The PCB is even really nice.
If you've never soldered with plated-through holes, you're in
for a treat.  Paul even includes two kinds of solder in the kit!

The PCB mounts to a steel plate, which in turn mounts to the
front panel.  The PCB's pots (soldered to the board) also attack
to the front panel.  In this kit, there is only one pot that has flying
wire, along with two switches and six jacks.

I started construction last night - got all the "organic solder"
parts mounted (resistors, caps, chips, diodes) easily.  I would
suggest keeping a magnifying glass or loupe handy for reading
some of the cap values.  Oh yeah - not a ceramic disk cap in
sight.  Paul even uses these little "yellow box" caps.  I hadn't
seen those before.  I suspect the more experienced of you out
there have.  The pots look extremely durable, as do the jacks
(switchcraft).

I guess you could say I'm a happy customer.  Once I get this
baby finished, trimmed, and mounted, I'll probably have more
to say.  But at this point, I'd say that Paul is well justified in the
price he's asking.

Hopefully Paul will get some more photos up on his page
soon so you can see what we're talking about.

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hdan at charybdis.com
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