inserting a large flat screwdriver into the hole from the back of the
panel and giving it a few twists does the trick too, i broke 3 of the 4
board mounted pots on my 420 by "forcing" them through ( a mistake i'll
never make again...) the screwdriver method has worked for me ever since
-nate
Aardvark wrote:
> I had this with a couple holes on my kits and found when I looked
> real close I could see that the black finish had been applied thicker
> around those holes... I simply used a 3/8 drill bit to clean it out
> the excess and voila the pots fit perfectly! Hope this helps!Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark@... [mailto:mark@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:23 PM
> To: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [motm] 410 panel trouble
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>
> Forgive me if this is known problem. I would email Paul S.
> directly, but
> he is on a much deserved holiday.
>
> The pots and jacks will not fit in the 410 panel I have.
> This isn't
> because of the way I soldered the Spectrol pots as not even
> one pot will
> fit. The Bourns pots won't fit either. Neither do any of
> the jacks.
>
> I tested the same pots with the 800 panel (the only other
> panel I have
> left). The jacks fit, 410 Spectrol pots fit, the pcb Bourns
> pots from the
> 800 kit fit, but the lug Bourns pots from the 410 do not.
>
> I'm thinking the 410 panel might have been drilled with the
> wrong size bit.
>
> Has anyone heard of this before??
>
> On a happy note, I assembled the 320 and 820 and they seem
> to be working
> perfectly, including 820 bypass function with my Kenton Pro
> 4 :)
>
> Overall, I am delighted with the design, function, build
> quality, and
> detailed instructions, of each kit. I just seem to have run
> into a dead
> end in finishing my 410.
>
> THANX!!
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