[sdiy] Newbie Questions

[Tom Arnold]

On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 07:55:02AM -0700, David Holt wrote:
> 1)  I've got a few Ray Wilson boards I'm building, and there is the +12, the -12, and a ground connection.  The power supply and connectors I'm using are of the MOTM / Blacet variety, so there is a +15, -15, and two grounds.  What is the best way to hook this up?
>  

Its ugly, but I use an MOTM connector on pigtails.  Here's a Ray Wilson VCA
I did :
http://www.sdiy.org/xyzzy/panels/VCABackView-WEB.jpg

> 2)  I know there's been a lot of pot talk lately, and I hate to stir this up, but I really like the idea of using sealed pots (Spectrol and Bourns), but the supply is EXTREMELY limited, and the variety of ohmages (?) is just plain sad.  Is there a common workaround to be able to use the few pots I CAN get, or do I need to just give up and go with something else?
>

Between Allied and Digikey, you should be able to find the values you want.
Last time I ordered Bourns CP pots, I got the batch from Allied, all weird
values needed for the VCS3 were in stock.

> 3)  I know the Stooge era is pretty much over, so how is everyone attaching their boards to their front panels?  Are people making their own brackets, or are standoffs the way to go?
>  

As you can see from the above picture, I make my own brackets.  I use the
cheap 8" brake/sheer from Grizzly to cut and bend 5052 .050" aluminum for my
brackets.  Front panel is .063" 6061-T6 that I get cut to size ( its a
little tough for the baby sheer ).

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