Be very careful when soldering the diodes, LED and transistors. They’re very sensitive to heat. You should
use some kind of heat sink (crocodile clip or reverse action tweezers) on each leg as you solder them. Keep
exposure to heat to a minimum (under 2 seconds).
The long leg (anode) of the electrolytic capacitors go into the square pads.
Snap the small metal tag off the pots so they can be mounted flush in the box.
Pot mounts on the back side of the board. You can use vertical-mount pots or just wire up ‘normal’ ones.
It’s a good idea to place the pots in their holes in the enclosure when you’re soldering them in place on the
PCB. That way you know they’re going to line up ok. Best way to do it is to solder a single pin of each pot in
place, then do a visual check to see that they’re all sitting at the same height. If not, melt the joints and re-
adjust any that are off.
If your pots don’t have protective plastic covers you should place a strip of thick card between them and the
board when soldering to keep them a good distance from the pcb to avoid shorting other components.
You should solder all other board-mounted
components before you solder the pots. Once
they’re in place you’ll have no access to much
of the underside of the board.
Make sure your footswtich lugs are horizontal
as shown in red above when soldering into the
daugherboard. It’s a good idea to place them
in the holes in the enclosure when doing this
to ensure they line up ok.
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