Mini Modular synth project

[Christian Hofmann]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:57:45 +0100
Haible Juergen <Juergen.Haible at nbgm.siemens.de> wrote:

> 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 ?

What about not soldering the pots directly to the PCB, but instead
screwing them to the PCB (if they are screw-able, that is; the ones
Chris used seem to be only PCB mountable) and using short wires to
connect? Might be helpful to have the pot shafts stick out to the solder
side.

Christian