[sdiy] Learned something today...

[Neil Johnson]

Batz Goodfortune wrote:
> I'm no expert but I do make a habit of using boards on front panels. If not
> boards then at least a sub panel to avoid mounting hardware tightening down
> on the actual front panel surface.

For a current example of a possible mounting method, check out Paul's
photos of the Buchla, in particular the b257:

http://www.synthtech.com/pix/buchla/b257/

Summary: metal front panel, then behind that is a PCB with pots, switches,
banana sockets (yeah!), then behind that is the circuit PCB, with three
board-to-board connectors joining the two.

One way, certainly, of building up a panel.  And the advantage of mounting
the pots on a subframe is that the holes for the pot shafts will be
covered by the knob.

Neil

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