Pots ‘n’ sockets PCB
1.
Place the PCB on a flat surface. Place the
2 tactile switches into their solder pad.
Do not push them all the way through,
they should sit proud of the PCB (see
photo). Solder them into place from the
top of the PCB.
2.
Solder the 2 metal shaft potentiometers (don
’
t solder the plastic shaft
potentiometer yet) and the 2 toggle switches. Use the panel to make everything line
up nicely.
3.
Place all sockets on the PCB,
making sure the ground tabs line up with the PCB’s
ground pads
–
be careful because there are two different orientations - then place
the panel over them. This will assure that the sockets are correctly positioned. Flip
the whole lot over and solder the sockets into place. Use cut off resistor legs to
connect the sockets’ ground tabs line up with the PCB’s ground pads.
4.
Place the 2 digit LED display onto the PCB. The display needs to sit away from the
PCB in order to fit snugly to the panel. This means the legs barely protrude through
the solder pads, so when soldering give a little time for the solder to flow down onto
the legs. Check it from the top side, and reflow if necessary.
5.
Place and solder the single plastic shaft trimmer.
6.
Cut female headers to size and solder them into place. Make sure that they stick out
of the bottom of the PCB.
7.
Put all 7 LEDs through their pads. Present the panel to the PCB, flip the whole lot
over, make sure the LEDs stick though the holes in the panel, solder in place.
