[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY/breadboard

[Andre Majorel]

On 2005-05-28 16:24 +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.
> 
> any pot can be replaced without taking the PCB off the panel.
> And traces on the other side can be found in documentation.
> see what I mean:
> http://www.sowa.synth.net/modular/m_sqbackbig2.jpg

Oh, OK. I didn't think of wiring the pots _that_ way. Nice.

> the jacks are wired, but it's next step to get rid of those wires too.
> 
> > As lots of other things, it's a trade-off.
> yes, but IMHO it has more benefits than drawbacks.

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