[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY/breadboard

[Andre Majorel]

On 2005-05-27 02:10 +0200, Roman wrote:
> From: "Andre Majorel" <amajorel at teaser.fr>
> > On 2005-05-27 01:00 +0200, Roman wrote:
> >
> > > who's talking about knobs and switches? They are as big as need to be,
> > > but the circuitry can be fitted on the same board as pots getting rid
> > > of all wiring. Isn't that a benefit?
> >
> > Not necessarily. My RSD-10 and MS-20 are made like that (not SMT,
> > BTW) and I hate it. You have to disassemble the whole panel, all
> > thirty-plus pots in MS-20's case, to do anything on them.
>
> that's because they're TH. In SMD everything is accessible from behind,
> I mean components and solder joints. There's no need to put the PCB out
> from panel for repair.

Unless you need to work on the pots or connectors themselves. Or
follow a trace on the other side of the PCB.

As lots of other things, it's a trade-off.

-- 
André Majorel <amajorel at teaser.fr>
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/