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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I use perfboard, but I don’t try to make it into a PCB.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I wire point-to-point with single core Kynar wire, normally used for wire-wrapping.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I use blue, black, red and yellow on the back for -12V, GND, +5V and +12V.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I use green for all signals, always on the component side.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Then I follow the schematic, which might take several days – this isn’t a mass-production process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hope this might help somebody,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Al<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If the picture comes through, it’s most of a Thomas Henry MAXIMUS 3340 VCO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The front is just as ugly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=315 height=453 style='width:3.2812in;height:4.7187in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D6AF6D.C4867310"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Timothy Burns<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 October 2020 15:17<br><b>Cc:</b> SYNTH DIY <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] favorite Youtube genre - "old guys repairing electronics"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=224 height=198 style='width:2.3333in;height:2.0625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D6AF6F.E1F52B60"><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Good lord, I wish I watched this yesterday. Also what the heck, did he <i>plan</i> before he started soldering in components? What fun is that?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks All!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tim<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 10:34 AM Ryan B8S <<a href="mailto:ryan@pimpdroid.com">ryan@pimpdroid.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Not an old guy, but I can't believe no one mentioned Synth Chaser at Synth Chaser dot com.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthChaser/videos" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/SynthChaser/videos</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My favorite youtube channel by an order of magnitude.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 7:08 PM David Simpson <<a href="mailto:davidosimpson@gmail.com" target="_blank">davidosimpson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I recently found this video and was astonished by the skill, technique quietude ala Bob Villa.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://youtu.be/_ypW45Y8VSs" target="_blank">How to solder grid style PCB / 555 PWM DC-motor driver (EEEL1-3)</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>What are your favorite channels for informative/instructive electronics repair? Preferable those who don't yell or are in a constant state of outrage...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>david o. simpson | cameraperson | <a href="http://binarymob.com" target="_blank">binarymob.com</a> | earth<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Synth-diy mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a><br><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy" target="_blank">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Synth-diy mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a><br><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy" target="_blank">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>