[sdiy] diy 150 in 1? (using springs for solder free prototyping)

[Kylee Kennedy]

Have ypu looled at those ED-LABs that use banana plugs? It has all the
different components behind the front panel and everything is open to
patching. I was thinking of doing something similar with a bunch of
ICs and interface my ED-Lab with it. That would make it completely
baby safe. No small parts and only banana plugs for the rugrat to
grab.
Im single with no kids but I think a prototyping board would be good
next to me while reading electronotes.

Cheers,
Kylee

On Thursday, May 7, 2009, Dan Snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> i have been toying with an idea lately but dont know if it would be easy to pull off.
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> first a little background ((Skip ahead to point A for the idea)
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> i am at home with a 4month old baby everyday who lately is NOT letting me get a minute of alone time in my shop.
> i cant bring the baby in the shop,  as the floor is covered in toxic parts.
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> and my wife doesnt want me bringing buckets of loose parts and chips into the bedroom with the baby (which is understandable as he could eat them)
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> BUT i have a ton of stuff to get done.
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> and NO time.
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> POINT A
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> SO my solution is to make a project system similar to the old 150-in-1 project kits they sold at radio shack BUT with parts and psu that are applicable to Synth DIY...so opamps, OTA's, JFET's, and some lunetta type stuff as well as the usual resistor and cap values. oh and i could make a little board with pots and jacks too.
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> i have a wooden box that would work great for this.
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> this would not only be nice to have in the bedroom but in general.
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> who wouldnt love a portable design tester??? and ideally,,,it would all be socketed. so you could swap out parts when you needed to.
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> so...my question is...how the heck to construct such a thing.
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> can you buy those springs at a place like mouser? should i rip open an old 200 in 1?
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> and then there is the PSU issue. getting +/- 12 in a small box...maybe dual 9v could work.
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> anyway...does anybody else like this idea?
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> thanks
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