MORPHADER PRESOLDERED - ASSEMBLY GUIDE Rev. April 21
THANKS FOR CHOOSING ONE OF OUR SEMI KITS!
What you have here is a semi kit, where all components are soldered in the boards and you will be doing
the final assembly of mechanical components, testing and calibration.
This is a quite complex build. If you are not an experienced DIYer you might find yourself in trouble. Some
steps are not obvious, and some components tricky to solder, so even if you're an experienced DIYer
please read the steps thoroughly before starting.
Also, even if this is a semi kit,
TROUBLESHOOTING SKILLS ARE MANDATORY and you should be an
experienced DIYer with basic schematics reading skills.
This semi kit is not suitable for beginners.
HAVE FUN!
POWER CONNECTOR
Place the power connector at silkscreen side, ensuring it is facing out from the edge of the PCB.
FADER
Place the fader on the PCB where it is indicated by the silkscreen (on the reverse side to the smaller
components and power connector). You can solder two of the small pins first to make sure fader is
straight. Then solder the rest.
Mechanical parts are really delicate and will need your full attention. Please read all
steps crefully: A MISTAKE FROM HERE WILL UNLEASH A DESOLDERING MAYHEM
ON YOU. YOU ARE WARNED.
FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS MOUNTING TIPS:
Now we will proceed to mount the jacks, potentiometer, switches and LEDs. This part of the assembly is
CRITICAL. Please take your time and read the following instructions carefully.
These components must
NOT
be soldered until they are placed on the PCB and fully attached to the front
panel.
There are two reasons for this:
•
The height of the panel components are not all the same. Because of this, if not attached properly
before soldering, they will not stay properly seated against the panel. This might cause mechanical
stress reducing their life expectancy and in the worst case cause them to break.
•
The second reason is that it is very difficult to align the components to the holes if the panel is not
positioned prior to soldering. In the case of the LEDs, they are almost impossible to set to the
correct height without reference to the front panel.
MINI-JACKS
Place the mini-jacks on the PCB ensuring they are on the side with the silkscreen.
Don't
solder them
until the front panel is in place with all nuts screwed to it.
This way it's
easier to solder them in the right position.
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