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October 25

2013

www.thonk.co.uk

TouellSkouarn
Strakal Brulu Module

Eurorack DIY Kit

Instructions

Version 1.0

STRAKAL BRULU BUILD INSTRUCTIONS

1.

Start by emptying

BAG A

into a bowl

or  container.  This  makes  it  much
easier  to  pick  parts  as  you  need
them  and  you’re  less  likely  to  lose
anything.

2.

The first job is to solder all the
resistors.

3.

Start by soldering the single 1K
resistors in position R18.

4.

Solder the two 100R resistors in
positions L1 and L2.

5.

Solder the two 100K resistors in
positions R4 and R13.

Summary of Contents for TouellSkouarn Strakal Brulu

Page 1: ...k 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 tha...

Page 2: ...the same 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...

Page 3: ...emptying BAG A into a bowl or container This makes it much easier to pick parts as you need them and you re less likely to lose anything 2 The first job is to solder all the resistors 3 Start by sold...

Page 4: ...on 1 0 6 Solder the two 1M resistors in positions R7 and R8 7 Solder the single 220R resistor in position R9 8 Solder the single 390R resistor in position R17 9 Solder the single 470R resistor in posi...

Page 5: ...positions R6 R19 R20 You should now have no resistors left 15 Solder the two 8 pin IC sockets Ensure the notches in the sockets match the silkscreen 16 Solder the Vactrol Note the orientation of the t...

Page 6: ...the single red 10nF film capacitor into position C2 The orientation doesn t matter This capacitor has the marking 10nJ63 19 Solder the six red 100nF film capacitor into positions C1 C6 C7 C8 CD1 CD2...

Page 7: ...n is vital The gap in the rectangular shroud should point inwards 22 Solder the four 47uF electrolytic capacitors into positions C3 C5 C8 and C11 NOTE The orientation is vital The longer lead should g...

Page 8: ...to fit Make sure none of the legs are touching 24 Next you need to modify all four pots First snap off the little metal tab shown This is easily done with pliers or snips If you don t do this you may...

Page 9: ...the three jacks in the positions shown but DO NOT SOLDER yet Note the Fuzz CV jack is rotated 90 degrees compare to in and out jacks Put a plastic washer onto each of the pots 29 Now put the panel on...

Page 10: ...kal Brulu Module Eurorack DIY Kit Instructions Version 1 0 30 Remove the panel again 31 Next you will solder the smaller Germanium Transistor NOTE The transistor orientation is vital and is not intuit...

Page 11: ...you will solder the larger Germanium Transistor NOTE The transistor orientation is vital and is not intuitive Ignore the PCB silkscreen and follow the image on this page NOTE Later on you might need...

Page 12: ...etal panel back onto the PCB and put on the knobs Insert power cable as shown The provided cable is keyed correctly But just in case you use another cable note that the 12v isn t marked on the board t...

Page 13: ...od range of possibilities but there is not really a right or wrong setting for the trimmer If you want to follow the official factory default from Touellskouarn then with the module powered on set you...

Page 14: ...4 TouellSkouarn Strakal Brulu Module Eurorack DIY Kit Instructions Version 1 0 Suggested test points if you need to meter from the front of the board Note If you left the C leg on Q2 long then don t f...