[sdiy] Designing control surface, potentiometer heights?

[rburnett at richieburnett.co.uk]

If it's just the multi-way rotary switches that are causing you the 
headaches, another option might be to redesign with a "select" 
push-switch and a bunch of status LEDs that are cycled through each time 
you press the switch.  Like the waveform selections on this Nord lead 
synth:

http://www.nordkeyboards.com/sites/default/files/files/products/nord-lead-4/images/nl4-lfomod.jpg

Even the old Juno 60 had it's oscillator waveform and octave settings 
done with tact switches and LEDs.  It has the added benefit that you can 
force a state change if you want it to update in response to incoming 
MIDI CCs too.

-Richie,



On 2015-02-19 14:01, Michael Zacherl wrote:
> On 19.Feb 2015, at 0:59 , Jack Jackson <jackdamery at hotmail.co.uk> 
> wrote:
> 
>> What about these ?
> 
> "Gold anodised Aluminium"  @ £2.99/pc ??
> 
>> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6mm-Potentiometer-Shaft-Metal-Coupler-Extender-Joiner-extension-pot-shafts/111583497015?_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20141212152715%26meid%3D0d2baae1e80e4e7099c049ae27ea493a%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D30%26sd%3D121549378502
>> 
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>>> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:22:03 +0100
>>> From: spr at spridley.freeserve.co.uk
>>> To: jackdamery at hotmail.co.uk
>>> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Designing control surface, potentiometer heights?
>>> 
>>>> The only solutions I can think of are to make 'scaffolding' PCBs
>>> 
>>> Have you thought "outside the box"? Use a non-flat panel.
> 
> 
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