[sdiy] Why I was asking about UNEF etc.

[jhaible]

Pot shafts aren't long enough for a subframe.

Which is why I chose these pots - the lenghth is just about right
without cutting anything.

JH.

> I like the subframe idea, it's versatile but yeah, it's more metal to
bend.
> How about just mount the pots to a nice thick PCB and then use standoffs
to
> firmly anchor the PCB to the main panel? The advantage here is that you
can
> also use this to minimize the amount of panel wiring. If you do it right,
> you can end up with just a single ribbon cable going from the panel PCB to
> the main board. Downside is that you've got to lay out another PCB.
>
> Tim Servo
>
> "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Johnson [mailto:nej22 at hermes.cam.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:47 AM
> > To: jhaible at debitel.net
> > Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] Why I was asking about UNEF etc.
> >
> >
> > Why not make a subframe to mount all the pots, and mount it behind the
> > main panel?  Advantage is you can use as much thread to mount, and the
> > panel holes only have to be large enough to accomodate the pot shaft,
not
> > the mounting bush.
> >
> > Downside is a bit of extra metalwork to bash out.
> >
> > Neil
> >
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