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

[Scott]

Ken Stone started doing exactly that w/ his dev blocks, I think he calls them..  They're in his module list on his website.
He hasn't gotten as far as you are talking about, but he's got several available. (gate & trigger blocks, buffer/amp blocks, etc)

It would be cool to see a lot more of them, though, like you are talking about.  Just a bunch of building blocks.


Anyone else getting sad in the northern hemisphere, that the warm weather is getting here?  I'd love to work on some synth projects this afternoon, but have to mow the lawn..  and this weekend have to clean gutters and windows, and the next weekend more maintenance, etc etc..  almost time to shelve my projects for a few months :(



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From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of David G. Dixon
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 1:12 PM
To: 'Dan Snazelle'; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: RE: [sdiy] diy 150 in 1? (using springs for solder free prototyping)

"hierarchical blocks".  These are simply little circuits with named
connectors which are saved to their own Multisim files.  

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Dan Snazelle
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 5:24 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: [sdiy] diy 150 in 1? (using springs for solder free prototyping)
> 
> 
> 
> i have been toying with an idea lately but dont know if it would be easy
> to pull off.
> 
> first a little background ((Skip ahead to point A for the idea)
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 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)
> 
> BUT i have a ton of stuff to get done.
> 
> and NO time.
> 
> POINT A
> 
> 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.
> 
> i have a wooden box that would work great for this.
> 
> this would not only be nice to have in the bedroom but in general.
> 
> who wouldnt love a portable design tester??? and ideally,,,it would all be
> socketed. so you could swap out parts when you needed to.
> 
> so...my question is...how the heck to construct such a thing.
> 
> can you buy those springs at a place like mouser? should i rip open an old
> 200 in 1?
> 
> and then there is the PSU issue. getting +/- 12 in a small box...maybe
> dual 9v could work.
> 
> 
> anyway...does anybody else like this idea?
> 
> 
> thanks
> 
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