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Jan 9th 2019 

www.thonk.co.uk 

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God’s Box – Loose Fruit 

Eurorack DIY Kit 

Instructions 

Version 1.1 

 

 
25. 
 
Next  place  but  DO  NOT  SOLDER 
the pots, jacks and switch. 
 
Screw  just  one  of  the    hex  nuts 
onto  the  switch  -  do  not  use  the 
switch washer.  
 
Make sure the taller black trimmer 
is  correctly  placed  in  the  position 
labelled WSHAPE2 as pictured. 
 

NOTE:

 

Before soldering the LEDs 

it’s recommended to use masking 
tape  to  hold  them  to  the  front 
panel. 
 

 
 

 

 

 

   Place the tall black pot where the 

PCB is labelled WSHAPE2 

 

 
26. 
 
We recommend having the domed 
section of the LED just poking out 
from the panel for the best looking 
finish. 
 
Now carefully place the front panel 
and 

secure 

some 

of 

the 

components with their nuts to hold 
the panel in place.  
 
With the LEDS held in position with 
masking tape you can then solder 
in all the front panel components. 
 
 

 
 

 

 

NOTE!

 Do not use regular tape as it will 

leave  a  sticky  residue  on  the  panel  – 
only use masking or non-stick tape to 
hold the LEDS in place. 

 
27. 
 
Now  connect  the  two  PCBs 
together  -  securing  the  two  hex 
spacers with screws. Then you can 
screw on the rest of the nuts onto 
the  front  panel  components  and 
place  the  three  knobs  onto  the 
pots.  

 
 

 

SHORT 

 

TALL 

 

SHORT 

 

SWITCH NUT 

 

Summary of Contents for Loose Fruit

Page 1: ...co uk It also assumes no previous knowledge of electronics To learn to solder try http youtu be I_NU2ruzyc4 and the Adafruit guide to excellent soldering http bit ly 1l77tF4 Watch and understand that...

Page 2: ...on both sides then stop Work out why from the soldering guides linked and don t continue until you are getting those results This isn t just OCD talking you are very likely to end up with a destroyed...

Page 3: ...two PCBs used in this build they are referred to as the top board and the bottom board They can be identified by locating the text on each PCB as shown The bottom board has a diagonal corner cut off...

Page 4: ...te lines on the PCB silkscreen NOTE Do not heat the diodes excessively or you will damage them you should be aiming to solder quickly and neatly 4 Next solder in the three 5 1 Zener diodes These are l...

Page 5: ...Version 1 1 6 Now take the top board and solder the two 150pF ceramic capacitors 7 Now move to the bottom board and solder the three 22pF ceramic capacitors 8 Next solder the four 470pF ceramic capaci...

Page 6: ...in the IC sockets on both PCBs Make sure these sockets are soldered flush and perpendicular to the PCB surface The notch on each socket should match the PCB silkscreen as shown in the pictures 11 Next...

Page 7: ...ould be soldered on the back of the bottom board as shown NOTE Make sure these headers are soldered on the opposite side of all other components on the bottom board as shown in the picture Bottom Boar...

Page 8: ...7 Next solder the single LM78L05 on the bottom board as shown NOTE Orientation matters be sure to match the curve of the body to the PCB silkscreen Do not heat these 3 legged parts excessively or you...

Page 9: ...ar to the PCB surface Bottom Board NOTE Don t solder these headers to the other side of the board like the power header you already soldered 22 Now switch to the other PCB and place but DO NOT SOLDER...

Page 10: ...nd with the notch in the IC socket as pictured For all other chips make sure the notch in the chip is at the side with the notch in the IC socket 24 Next locate the two LEDs When viewing the LED bulb...

Page 11: ...2 26 We recommend having the domed section of the LED just poking out from the panel for the best looking finish Now carefully place the front panel and secure some of the components with their nuts t...

Page 12: ...ons Version 1 1 28 Affix the power cable as shown with the red stripe down The red stripe should always be facing the PCB text label RED 29 The module is now complete No calibration is required for th...

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