Mini Modular synth project

[Harry Bissell]

If you use enough standoffs to support the PCB even the jack nuts should be
unnecessary. But you need to do the mounting positions before the board
layout.

I've taken apart my ProOne dozens of times... It was designed with a "service"
position that allows access to the whole board ... after you remove the knobs
and all those pot nuts... but its not too bad....

H^)      harry

Chris MacDonald wrote:

> Thanks Tony.  The pots I'm using actually don't have threads so there
> aren't pot nuts to remove in that case.  However there are about 40
> jacks so there still would be some nut removal work involved, no doubt
> about it.
>
> -Chris
>
> Tony Allgood wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chris and all,
> >
> > Chris's project does indeed look very impressive.
> >
> > However, I will add my grievance against PCB mounted vertical pots. When
> > something goes wrong you have un-screw every single pot nut to get at
> > the pcb. I think it may be better to fit the PCB on upside down, with
> > only the pots on the side that faces the front panel. For double sided
> > boards you can also desolder and replace components without removing the
> > panel from the PCB. (You need too use solder wick to stop the molten
> > solder falling down onto the panel.)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tony Allgood... who has spent too long removing every nut from a 24-4-2
> > mixing desk built on a single PCB.