SV: Re: SV: [sdiy] OSC. 2 of Matrix FX finished, Juergens habbits!!

[JH.]

>The only complaint I have is that sometime it can be a pain to change a 
>part
>when repairing. I started using IC sockets and that definitely helps. Any
>other tips???


Yeah, that's the only drawback of veroboard I've seen so far. Much harder to 
desolder
something. IC sockets are mandatory for me - but sometimes you want to 
change a
resistor, too. My trick is to bend the resistor leads further from the body 
than necessary,
for those resistors which are likely to be changed wihile optimising the 
circuit. That way, you
can cut the resistor's body away while leaving the leads in place, and 
solder a new value
in from the top side, directly to the studs of wire that remain from the old 
resistor. This
also helps to solder a second resistor on top of the first for parallel 
connection.

JH.