SV: [sdiy] Panel wiring

Thomas Kahn thomas at roundhouse.se
Tue Apr 22 15:39:09 CEST 2003


Laurie Biddulph:
> With regard to wiring panel components back 
> to the main board - assuming a system has a 
> single pcb in the centre of the system rather 
> than a pcb per module - do readers prefer to 
> wire all three pins of a pot or switch (more, 
> of course, if multiple pots or switches) back 
> to associated points on the pcb or daisy-chain 
> common points at the panel and bring only the 
> necessary wires back?

I have recently tested both methods on the same
unit (a VCO). I could't hear any difference, so 
I chose the daisy-chaining method since it made
the unit _much_ easier to work with. If you want
to disconnect the panel from the card for some
reason you only have to desolder a few wires.

/Thomas




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