Frontal components, unsoldered
4. Place all frontal hardware in the appropriate place on the circuit board but
do not solder any of these
parts yet
: the three metal potentiometers are RV1, RV2, and RV3, while the two plastic ones are RV4
and RV5. Also place the Thonkiconn jacks, Subminiature switch and two red LEDs (
cathode aka short leg
corresponds to the square pad of each footprint
).
5. Place the Marsupial panel over all mounting hardware. It might take a little finesse to fit all components
through their corresponding holes, but be careful not to unseat any of the hardware as you place the
panel.
6. Keeping the panel as close to the PCB as possible so as to make a tight “sandwich” of components,
fasten all hardware (nuts for Thonkiconns, B10k potentiometers and Subminiature switch) and tighten
them with your fingers as much as possible to pull the hardware snug to the panel.
Make sure not to pull
anything out of the PCB while doing this!
5. While ensuring the sandwich is maintained, flip the module upside down (PCB facing up) and double
check that all hardware is properly seated in the appropriate PCB holes. If you have a bench vice of some
kind, this is a good time to use it!
6. Push the red LEDs into the appropriate front panel holes so that they sit as far forward as possible.
Solder one leg of each LED and double-check their position before soldering the other leg and trimming
with an edgecutter.
