[sdiy] Minimoog clone, was: Wasp clone, was: SDIY UK 2010 pics and vid

[cheater cheater]

David,
once/if you get the layout files there's very little stopping you from
doing that. I too think that header pins could be better, but i think
it's of better value to have the actual original layout out and do
mods from that as a base. Avoids confusion and lets users of real
minimoogs work on broken pcbs etc.

Cheers,
D.

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:44, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010, cheater cheater wrote:
>
>> Yeah, things like trimmer footprints can certainly be updated, but
>> otherwise the idea is to keep the same layout to have the
>> same/comparable RF performance, capacitive coupling, and what ever
>> else the layout does actually influence as a 'bug' rather than a fully
>> intended method of functioning. I guess with the other parts you want
>> the same stuff (where it's crucial); or things that are popular mods
>> and just make the thing sound better (such as better op-amps here and
>> there). The parts that need to be authentic should probably be
>> specifically chosen to have been created in the same process as the
>> originals, which also dictates the footprints to be original.
>
> Another thing I'd like to change are the edge connectors.  Getting
> gold-plated fingers in one-off quantities is troublesome.  Someone already
> mentioned problems in sourcing compatible slot sockets.  Perhaps we could
> use header pins and sockets?
>
> --
> David Griffith
> dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
>