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Or... if pots aren't PCB-mounted, what panel components should be?  
MIDI Jacks? DIN? LEDs? We've already heard that DIN might not be  
something everyone would want...

Would there be room for 4 pots and MIDI I/O?

-Chris

On Mar 10, 2006, at 3:10 PM, xamboldt wrote:

> Can of worms warning!
>
> Should the PCB be laid out so as to allow PCB-mounted pots for
> perhaps 4 or 6 of the controls? Different front panel formats could
> be allowed for by simply doing point-to-point wiring instead of PCB
> mounting the pots. The difficulty comes in deciding which format
> would be used to dictate the spacing of holes for the PCB-mounted
> pots. Both Blacet and MOTM have standards we could appropriate for
> PCB-mounted pots. The CVS' pots (as spelled out by Grant) are grouped
> in functional units of 4, and that is the typical max vertical
> allowance of pots on an MOTM panel. Blacet has up to 6 maximum, but
> plenty of designs have fewer pots.
>
> I guess someone had to bring it up....  :)
>
> -Chris
>
>
> >
> > I think we can use the Metalbox style 1900H knobs and Alpha pots
> > for Frac-Rac.
> > The jack spacing should accept either Switchcraft (Blacet) or
> > 16PJ135 (Wiard) jacks.
> > The 16PJ135 jacks wire up very neatly because of the ground tangs
> > being in-line.
> > The knurled nuts are designed to be assembled with fingernails, so
> > that is one less tool
> > you need.
>