[sdiy] favorite Youtube genre - "old guys repairing electronics"

[ShedSynth]

Hi all.

I use perfboard, but I don’t try to make it into a PCB.

I wire point-to-point with single core Kynar wire, normally used for wire-wrapping.

I use blue, black, red and yellow on the back for -12V, GND, +5V and +12V.

I use green for all signals, always on the component side.

I lay out the big things like pots, DIL sockets and capacitors on the board itself, and always try to leave rows of 4 holes to place resistors flat.

Then I follow the schematic, which might take several days – this isn’t a mass-production process.

I separate each functional block with a pair of pins + a jumper so I can test on the scope as I go and also so I can bodge blocks of completed circuits into something else.

Hope this might help somebody,

Al

 

If the picture comes through, it’s most of a Thomas Henry MAXIMUS 3340 VCO.

The front is just as ugly.



 

From: Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org> On Behalf Of Timothy Burns
Sent: 30 October 2020 15:17
Cc: SYNTH DIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] favorite Youtube genre - "old guys repairing electronics"

 



Good lord, I wish I watched this yesterday. Also what the heck, did he plan before he started soldering in components? What fun is that?

Thanks for the suggestions of video and audio channels, this will be great to have on hand as I re-solder everything from the last 36 hours. 

 

I'm not saying I'm going to start now, but does anyone have suggestions software or shortcuts for planning perfboard builds? Fritzling? (Asking for a friend.) 

 

Thanks All!

 

Tim

 

On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 10:34 AM Ryan B8S <ryan at pimpdroid.com <mailto:ryan at pimpdroid.com> > wrote:

 

Not an old guy, but I can't believe no one mentioned Synth Chaser at Synth Chaser dot com.

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthChaser/videos

 

My favorite youtube channel by an order of magnitude.

 

 

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 7:08 PM David Simpson <davidosimpson at gmail.com <mailto:davidosimpson at gmail.com> > wrote:

 

I recently found this video and was astonished by the skill, technique quietude ala Bob Villa.

 

How to solder grid style PCB / 555 PWM DC-motor driver (EEEL1-3) <https://youtu.be/_ypW45Y8VSs> 

 

What are your favorite channels for informative/instructive electronics repair? Preferable those who don't yell or are in a constant state of outrage...

 

 




 

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