[sdiy] My new Moog 960 sequencer clone module project.. slowly but surely ..

[Vladimir Pantelic]

subminis work fine if you put one of the two washers on the collar before 
mounting, perfect 10mm height.

On 2020-11-09 22:19, info synthcube.com wrote:
> Switches are the main issue here--- pots and jacks work well together, but most 
> of the ‘standard’ DIY switches don’t seem to work from a height standpoint--- 
> neither the mini toggles, nor the submini toggles—and rotaries- fuhgeddaboudit
> 
> *From:* ColinMuirDorward <colindorward at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, November 9, 2020 5:15 PM
> *To:* David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca>
> *Cc:* Dave Brown <davebr at modularsynthesis.com>; info synthcube.com 
> <info at synthcube.com>; jpdesroc at oricom.ca; tom at electricdruid.net; john slee 
> <indigoid at oldcorollas.org>; Synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> *Subject:* Re: [sdiy] My new Moog 960 sequencer clone module project.. slowly 
> but surely ..
> 
> Is anyone using Song Huei R1212N-M 
> <http://www.song-huei.com/exec/product.php?mod=show&cid=58&pid=R1212N-MetalShaft&lg=E>?
> 
> Vertical mount potentiometer, 10mm rise, mechanical mounting points, A, B, C, W 
> tapers available, rated for 15000 cycles.
> 
> 10mm rise puts them in the same family as the usual PCB-mount eurorack minijacks.
> 
> The missing link for me is a nice group of switches to choose from. I'm using 
> more shallow (8mm rise/) subminiature SPST toggles right now, which fit well, 
> but they are not really good quality feeling.
> 
> Colin
> 
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 12:49 PM David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca 
> <mailto:dixon at mail.ubc.ca>> wrote:
> 
>     That's a good idea if you have the panel at hand.  Sometimes, I am making
>     PCBs for a client and the actual panel is in a different country.
> 
>     For the pots I use, the solder tabs tend to bend slightly as needed to
>     adjust to the correct spacing.  In any case, I lay out all my panels and my
>     PCBs on a strict 0.1" spacing grid, so things generally slip into their
>     respective holes with ease.  The most unforgiving parts are switches with
>     two or more rows of tabs, such as DPDT switches.  These must be aligned
>     correctly.
> 
>     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>     *From:*Dave Brown [mailto:davebr at modularsynthesis.com
>     <mailto:davebr at modularsynthesis.com>]
>     *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2020 12:08 PM
>     *To:* 'David G Dixon'; 'info synthcube.com <http://synthcube.com>';
>     jpdesroc at oricom.ca <mailto:jpdesroc at oricom.ca>; tom at electricdruid.net
>     <mailto:tom at electricdruid.net>
>     *Cc:* 'john slee'; 'Synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:Synth-diy at synth-diy.org>'
>     *Subject:* RE: [sdiy] My new Moog 960 sequencer clone module project..
>     slowly but surely ..
> 
>     [*CAUTION:* Non-UBC Email]
> 
>     I do this for all panel components – pots, jacks, switches, and LEDs. I’ll
>     tack solder just one lead so I can get the panel on and everything aligned.
>     Typically the pots aren’t quite at the right height and this puts stress on
>     the phenolic which can crack.   Once the panel is on I reflow the jacks,
>     pots, and switches. Sometimes I can hear a “pop” as the pot lead relaxes and
>     it adjusts to the correct height. I do the LEDs as you described.
> 
>     Someone once sent me a Buchla 248 with all the switches soldered on with no
>     panel. Of course none of them lined up and it is hard to remove the solder
>     completely so you can realign. I ended up having to redrill all 35 switch
>     holes oversize and file some to fit.
> 
> 
>     Dave
> 
>     *From:*Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org
>     <mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org>] *On Behalf Of *David G Dixon
>     *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2020 11:43 AM
>     *To:* 'info synthcube.com <http://synthcube.com>'; jpdesroc at oricom.ca
>     <mailto:jpdesroc at oricom.ca>; tom at electricdruid.net
>     <mailto:tom at electricdruid.net>
>     *Cc:* 'john slee'; 'Synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:Synth-diy at synth-diy.org>'
>     *Subject:* Re: [sdiy] My new Moog 960 sequencer clone module project..
>     slowly but surely ..
> 
>     LEDs can also be a challenge to solder into panel PCBs as they might not be
>     at the correct height for poking through the panel.  The best way to install
>     LEDs is to first install all of the other components, then stuff the
>     LED leads into the PCB loosely, then actually attach the panel (with at
>     least a few nuts) and push the LEDs into their panel holes while the panel
>     sits upsidedown on the bench.  In this way, all the LEDs are at the correct
>     height.  I have also made LED jigs from scraps of PCB material (of which I
>     have many pounds!) that bridge two adjacent components.
> 
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