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5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-07-18 by Richard Brewster

These look great.  I assume the DIY kits for these are no longer available.  Paul?

Richard Brewster
http://pugix.com

On 7/17/14, 9:38 PM, davebr@... [motm] wrote:

I just finished up doing a 5U conversion of the E560 Deflector Shield.  It's basically the same as my E580 conversion but I took some photos and built a web page for it. Most of the conversion details are on my 580 page.  This is a very nice module!


560 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e560/e560.htm


580 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e580/e580.htm


Dave


RE: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-07-18 by Paul Schreiber

No, I have like 60 boards here. So kits for either E560 or E580 (same pcb).

 

Paul S.

 

 

From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Brewster pugix@... [motm]
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

 




These look great.  I assume the DIY kits for these are no longer available.  Paul?

Richard Brewster
http://pugix.com

On 7/17/14, 9:38 PM, davebr@... [motm] wrote:

I just finished up doing a 5U conversion of the E560 Deflector Shield.  It's basically the same as my E580 conversion but I took some photos and built a web page for it. Most of the conversion details are on my 580 page.  This is a very nice module!

 

560 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e560/e560.htm

 

580 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e580/e580.htm

 

Dave





Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-07-19 by Stephen Drake

That's really a nice panel design, Dave! And a nicely done web page also. That'll be handy for others. I'm glad I didn't try to drill holes for the mounting screws - I don't know if I was aware of the inner planes. By the way, for the 560, did you experiment with using a log pot for the main effect knob? My experience is that the effect comes on too slowly, and someone suggested using a log pot, but I'm not sure that would make the correct difference.

Steve

On Jul 17, 2014, at 9:38 PM, davebr@... [motm] <motm@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-08-23 by Richard Brewster

I got the E560 and E580 DIY boards, and also FPE panels from Dave Brown's designs.  I removed the switches and pots today.  I want to use the pot mounting holes to mount the board to a bracket, so I don't have to drill holes in the corners of the PCB.  Maybe I didn't get all the solder out of the pot mounting holes, because a 4-40 nylon screw doesn't quite fit through.  If I removed all the solder would they fit?   Or if I drilled them out to 1/8 inch, would that risk damaging the board?

Thanks,

Richard Brewster
http://pugix.com

On 7/17/14, 9:38 PM, davebr@... [motm] wrote:

I just finished up doing a 5U conversion of the E560 Deflector Shield.  It's basically the same as my E580 conversion but I took some photos and built a web page for it. Most of the conversion details are on my 580 page.  This is a very nice module!


560 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e560/e560.htm


580 page

http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e580/e580.htm


Dave


Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-08-24 by Stephen Drake

I think Dave mentioned the dangers of drilling holes in these pcbs on his site somewhere - I believe there's some inner copper plane of some sort, and unless you're very careful you risk shorting it out and damaging the unit.

There are other ways you can mount the pcb - I used a bunch of nylon standoffs - threaded on one end, and with pcb clips on the other end - mouser sells these; and then used zip ties to hold the pcb down on these - you can kind of see this in this pic - https://flic.kr/p/dnLSJz

-Steve


On Aug 23, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Richard Brewster pugix@... [motm] <motm-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> I got the E560 and E580 DIY boards, and also FPE panels from Dave Brown's designs. I removed the switches and pots today. I want to use the pot mounting holes to mount the board to a bracket, so I don't have to drill holes in the corners of the PCB. Maybe I didn't get all the solder out of the pot mounting holes, because a 4-40 nylon screw doesn't quite fit through. If I removed all the solder would they fit? Or if I drilled them out to 1/8 inch, would that risk damaging the board?
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> Thanks,
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> Richard Brewster
> http://pugix.com
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> On 7/17/14, 9:38 PM, davebr@... [motm] wrote:
>> I just finished up doing a 5U conversion of the E560 Deflector Shield. It's basically the same as my E580 conversion but I took some photos and built a web page for it. Most of the conversion details are on my 580 page. This is a very nice module!
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>> 560 page
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>> http://modularsynthesis.com/motm/e560/e560.htm
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>> Dave
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Re: [motm] 5U E560 Deflector Shield conversion

2014-09-06 by Andre Majorel

On 2014-08-23 18:52 -0400, Richard Brewster pugix@... [motm] wrote:

> I got the E560 and E580 DIY boards, and also FPE panels from Dave
> Brown's designs. I removed the switches and pots today. I want to
> use the pot mounting holes to mount the board to a bracket, so I
> don't have to drill holes in the corners of the PCB. Maybe I didn't
> get all the solder out of the pot mounting holes, because a 4-40
> nylon screw doesn't quite fit through. If I removed all the solder
> would they fit? Or if I drilled them out to 1/8 inch, would that
> risk damaging the board?

US #4 is 2.84 mm, right ? You could use some M2.5 or M2 screws.

http://www.rapidonline.com/mechanical-fastenings-fixings/toolcraft-polyamide-slotted-cheese-head-screws-din-84-524687

Quicker and cheaper, thread some solid insulated wire through
the holes and twist the ends together.

--
André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/