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Subject: Re: [motm] Question about MOTM-410 assembly

From: John Broaddus <john@...>
Date: 2001-05-20

Thanks everyone for your help. I used a small metal file and the pots fit!

Thanks again,
John

on 5/19/01 4:59 PM, Tony Karavidas at tony@... wrote:

> The fit is can be extremely tight. I've had it happen on a few kits that
> I've built too. My solution is to thread the pot into the hole. It will go
> in pretty easily that way, and by the time you get to the base of the pot,
> you'll cut "threads" into the paint inside the hole and then you'll just
> naturally "strip" the threads.
>
>
> Tony Karavidas
> Encore Electronics
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> http://www.EncoreElectronics.com
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> Designers of "The best MIDI to CV converter on the planet." -Keyboard Oct.
> 1997
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Broaddus [mailto:john@...]
>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 4:19 PM
>> To: MOTM List
>> Subject: [motm] Question about MOTM-410 assembly
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>>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I'm new to the MOTM kits and am building my first module, the MOTM-410. I
>> am at the stage where the instructions say to mount the
>> PCB/Bracket assembly
>> to the front panel and I'm having a very hard time getting the pots to fit
>> through the front panel holes. Is this typical on this and/or other kits?
>> I hate to force it too hard but since I haven't built any of these kits I
>> am wondering if that's what I need to do.
>>
>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Instead of contacting
>> Paul at this
>> time I thought I would try the list first.
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> John Broaddus
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