[sdiy] panel + vertical pcb mount components

[Dave Manley]

http://www.schneidersladen.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ml_anto.jpg

Uses different pots/jacks that don't have the issue

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 From: ASSI <Stromeko at nexgo.de>
 Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 11:46 AM
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 Subject: Re: [sdiy] panel + vertical pcb mount components

>On Tuesday 05 June 2012, 09:44:37, Florian Anwander wrote:
>> Looking at that picture arises the question: If you develop such a
>> sandwich construction, then all switches sockets potentiometers have to
>> have the same mounting hight.
>
>Looking at that picture tells you that they don't. The potentiometers are in 
>fact not mounted on the PCB, but "floating" on some spacer and if you look 
>closely you'll see that the phenolic of potentiometers is actually quite 
>strained since they were apparently soldered in before being fastened to the 
>panel.  If you want this to work, you should be mounting all switches and 
>potentiometers to a scaffold, then fitting the pins through the PCB, fixing 
>the PCB to the scaffold too and then solder all through-hole components.
>
>
>Regards,
>Achim.
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