[sdiy] panel + vertical pcb mount components

[Dave Manley]

I see your point.  How about this one:

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



-------- Original Message --------
 From: Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com>
 Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 06:41 PM
 To: Dave Manley <dlmanley at sonic.net>
 CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
 Subject: Re: [sdiy] panel + vertical pcb mount components

>On that one, it looks like the face panel is mounted with the jacks while
>the pots are floating and attached only to the PCB. Hard to tell without a
>true side view. Does Wiard / Malekko have another module with jacks only
>along the bottom? If so, there would have to be something else holding the
>PCB to the face panel. AmIRight?
>
>Tim (Paneliscious) Servo
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>On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Dave Manley <dlmanley at sonic.net> wrote:
>
>> http://www.schneidersladen.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ml_anto.jpg
>>
>> Uses different pots/jacks that don't have the issue
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>>  From: ASSI <Stromeko at nexgo.de>
>>  Sent: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 11:46 AM
>>  To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>>  CC:
>>  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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