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Projects => Tech Help - Projects Page => Topic started by: add4 on February 21, 2014, 01:35:30 PM

Title: barber style guts?
Post by: add4 on February 21, 2014, 01:35:30 PM
In the series : how to get clean guts, i like the barber style guts (see pic)
Does he use some kind of insulating foam or idk to rpevent shorting between the soldering side and the box?
i guess the board is held into place by the leads from the pots to the board
Title: Re: barber style guts?
Post by: muddyfox on February 21, 2014, 02:05:47 PM

I'm guessing there's a bit of something nonconductive underneath...? sure, the thick wires can hold it "up" high enough but why risk it?
Title: Re: barber style guts?
Post by: madbean on February 21, 2014, 02:53:47 PM
He uses a thick 3M double sided foam under his PCBs to affix them.
Title: Re: barber style guts?
Post by: add4 on February 21, 2014, 02:59:41 PM
Thanks Brian, you're the man !
Title: Re: barber style guts?
Post by: alanp on February 21, 2014, 06:55:20 PM
He uses bus wire, too, for jack and board connections? I was told by someone that this is bad mechanically.
Title: Re: barber style guts?
Post by: jimijam on February 21, 2014, 07:25:36 PM
Quote from: alanp on February 21, 2014, 06:55:20 PM
He uses bus wire, too, for jack and board connections? I was told by someone that this is bad mechanically.
It could be a problem if the jacks loosen. then there is no strain relief on the solder joints and plugging and unplugging your cables will eventually cause your solder joints to fail and possibly damage the pads for those connections. if you intend to keep with the bus wire. make sure the nuts are tightened well and use a lockwasher and or locktight to insure that they wont loosen over time.