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
solder joints to break. Repaired many amps where this was the case.
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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 youmove the modular around, for gigs or whatever, enough jarring can cause
solder joints to break. Repaired many amps where this was the case.
>the PCB
>Romeo
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: Re: [cgs_synth] Mounting PCBs to Panels
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>
>
> 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
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> >to make my panels clean looking.
> >
> >Larry Troth
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> >
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