You're right, I did mis-understand. That sounds like the third party
(Larry Hendry?) MOTM mounting brackets, which are a good way to go.
R.
(Larry Hendry?) MOTM mounting brackets, which are a good way to go.
R.
--- In cgs_synth@y..., sasami@b... wrote:
> I think you mis-usnderstand how I mean. Certainly, the pot itself
should not
> be bearing any weight on its contacts.
>
> What I mean is that you create a bracket which you anchor to the
front panel
> by passing the threaded section of the pot through it, so that when
you
> tighten up the pot nut, the bracket is securely held between the
pot body
> and the front panel. Tou then mount your circuit board on this
bracket. The
> pots I use are not PCB mounted anyway, so there is no stress placed
on the
> pot connections at all.
>
> I've done this on the Five band Equalizer and the MOTM100 modules.
You can
> clearly see the brackets in the photo. In the case of the MOTM100,
the
> brackets extend to the full width of the PCB supporting it very
well.
> Admittedly the attachment point on the eq is a little weak.
>
> Ken
>
> >I don't like the idea of using pots to hold the PCB to the panel.
If you
> move the modular around, for gigs or whatever, enough jarring can
cause
> solder joints to break. Repaired many amps where this was the case.
> >
> >Romeo
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: sasami@b...
> > To: cgs_synth@y...
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 4:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [cgs_synth] Mounting PCBs to Panels
> >
> >
> >
> > One way is to use the pots themselves to secure a bracket or sub-
panel to
> > the front panel. If you plan to use some sort of covering
material on the
> > panel, countersunk bolts are also an option.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > >Hello all
> > >
> > >I've seen a number of great looking front panels on many of the
> > >Synth-DIY pages. The best have no visible screws from mounting
the
> > >PCBs to the panels. How Do They Do That? I'm looking for
> > >suggestions. While I do not have Ken's artistic talent, I
would like
> > >to make my panels clean looking.
> > >
> > >Larry Troth
> > >
> > >
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> ><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't like the idea of using pots
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> the PCB
> >to the panel. If you move the modular around, for gigs or
whatever,
> enough
> >jarring can cause solder joints to break. Repaired many amps
where this
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> > <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cgs_synth]
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secure a
> > bracket or sub-panel to<BR>the front panel. If you plan to use
some sort of
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> > option.<BR><BR>Ken<BR><BR>>Hello all<BR>><BR>>I've seen
a number of
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pages. The
> > best have no visible screws from mounting the <BR>>PCBs to
the
> > panels. How Do They Do That? I'm looking for
> > <BR>>suggestions. While I do not have Ken's artistic
talent, I
> would
> > like <BR>>to make my panels clean
looking.<BR>><BR>>Larry
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