[sdiy] Kraakdoos output revisited

[Metrophage]

--- The Peasant <ecircuit at telus.net> wrote:

> Well in this case, there are no boards! Etching a pcb for a circuit
> this small just seems silly to me, so I just solder all the parts 
> together (air wiring). 

I haven't done air wiring yet, I get worried that something will short.
Toolwise I am also a bit limited so far as enclosures go. When I try
some tube circuits I'll do air wiring.

It took me about ten seconds to think of a "circuit layout" for my
Kraakdoos, so in this case a PCB would have been extra effort. Unless I
wanted to make a STEIM style unit with the contacts etched from the
circuit board. I knew I wanted to make a cluster of big metal knobs,
which are brass drawer handles. Lately I have been thinking about
another unit with banana jacks so I could try more varied body
contacts, various electrodes. I just mentioned PCBs because avoiding
moisture in circuits got me thinking about them

> Of course, this means that I am more likely to make a wiring error
> and discover that hidden intention. Not that I had actually intended 
> (hidden or not) to produce a non-working lump of wire and silicon ;-)

There have been a few completely non-working lumps in the past, but my
1998-99 "box of shame" is mostly filled with improvised AM radios! Gave
me a whole new perspective on tuning my VCO. :) 

CJ


		
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