Mini Modular synth project

[Chris MacDonald]

Thanks Juergen.  You're right about the jacks.  I think putting knobs on
the potentiometer shafts would help to reduce the stress on the PCB
during an impact by limiting the distance the shaft would travel.  A
correctly chosen knob would make contact with the panel after a very
short distance.  

Mounting the pots directly is certainly not fool-proof, but I think the
advantages are worth it in this case.  ARP did it this way I believe (at
least Solus and Odyssey unless my memory is faulty).

But anyway what we really want to know is, what's your next big project
going to be!  No fair just hinting!  :-)

Best Regards,

-Chris M


Haible Juergen wrote:
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> this sure looks good !
> I like the concept of one single PCB, with all pots, and even jacks, mounted
> on top of it. I've been thinking about going that way for my next larger
> project,
> too. (What ever this will be (;->) )
> How do you provide mechanical stability ? I guess the jacks will be fixed to
> the
> front panel. But the pots ? what are you doing to reduce the force on the
> PCB
> when something bumps against the knobs ?
> 
> JH.
>