1. Use Larry Hendry's universal mounting brackets.
http://24.12.85.234/larry/bracket.htm2. The most delicate operation is drilling mounting holes in the
pcbs. John's newest designs (eg. the VC envelope generator and
MiniWave have pcb mounting holes, but the DarkStar does not. You can
see the locations I found here:
http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveb2/ds_mount.htm3. When mounting pots off-board, use 3 colors of wire for consistent
color coding and twist them in an electric drill to help keep things
neat. Make sure you don't wire the pots backwards.
4. Mount the board to the bracket using nylon standoffs and bolts.
That way if you are close to a trace, you won't ground it to the
panel inadvertently.
5. Use high quality jacks, switches, and pots. I have a parts list
page you might find helpful:
http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveb2/parts_list.htmMoe
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I just bought a Darkstar and a MiniWave kit to add to my MOTM set-up.
MOTM modules are the only kind of DIY stuff I've done so far, so I was
wondering if there are any experienced diy'ers that can point out some
possible pitfalls while building these Blacet kits for a MOTM system.
Feel free to offer even the most basic advice.
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