Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: MOTM

a) Paul H. will be finishing his inventory for his 'real job' Monday. Kits will
start to ship Tuesday. The MOTM-190 panels ∗did arrive∗ as did the MOTM-650
panels. I am going to take a MOTM-650 to NAMM. When I return, getting these
built and shipped is #1 priority. I have bought all of the parts. All that
remains is to fab the pc boards and start building.

b) I have been frantically laying out the Frac pc boards for the NAMM demos.
Finished the Looping ADSR pcb this afternoon. I have all of the parts, the FPE
panels are all in transit. All I can do is take them to the assembly house this
week and cross my fingers (and toes) that they will all work. Even if they
don't, they will look impressive :) The Looping ADSR has 18 transistors, 71
resistors, 14 caps, 4 dual op amps and 8 diodes. The layout is about 3.25 x 3.5
inches.

c) If you want a kit(s) to ship between now and the end of the month, please
order ∗this week∗ because next week will be a blur.

d) I did some kit repairs, still seeing the following (lecture mode on)

1 - when you solder to the pots, form a small bend (like a fish hook) in the
tinned lead. Place the loop through the lug, then ∗fill the lug entirely with
solder∗. Do NOT just 'poke' the lead straight in and solder.

2 - when you wash the board, wash ∗both sides∗ with ∗WARM∗ water. Use a small
∗nail brush∗, do NOT just run water over it. Then, you ∗have∗ to pat it dry with
a towel. Do NOT let it "air dry" without first getting most of the water off
with a towel.

3 - when soldering to the jacks, also ∗fill the lug hole up∗ with solder.

Paul S.