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RE: [analogue-sequencer] Change of plan

2004-10-28 by Colin f

> that might be nice... trying to align those switches is a bitch.

There's a trick to aligning the keyswitches I found relatively recently...
0.6" DIP IC packing tube has a groove on the back that the switch caps fit
into nicely.
I place all the switches into the board, then clip on a length of IC tube
along to top of all the keys.
Holding it together, I turn over the board and hold it down onto the tube.
The groove in the tube keeps all the switches in line while you solder.
I hope this trick works with the Cherry switches, although I will try to get
the holes in the PCB a tighter tolerance so they have less room to move out
of line.

Cheers,
Colin f

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