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Step 3Housing and Assembly
Parts:
Metal Box x 1
On-Off Switch x 1
LED (with housing) x 2
6.3mm Stereo Jack x 1
6.3mm Mono Jack x 2
Plenty of Wires
Instructions:
I have a metal box that I planned to use for making guitar effects. The size is just right for this project.
The concept of this project is to make the toe-in/ toe-out angle adjustable, and the idea was to use the right angled plug coupled with the jacks, so I can set the angle while keeping the mics connected to the circuit. This is reliable and cost effective, and I can also replace/ fix the mics easily in future if they are broken.
I first gather all the parts and put them inside the box to visualize the spacing, make sure that they will not clash with each other before drilling the holes (which is a mistake I often made in the past when building guitar effects). I only have a hand drill at home so drilling the holes is a tiring and time consuming process for me.
Another tiring and time consuming process is to connect the off board components to the PCB. I used shielded wires for the main signal paths so most of the time was spent cutting and preparing the wires.
After soldering all the parts, test and check that everything is in working order. When you are satisfied, you can then mount the off board components to the box and finish it up.
Metal Box x 1
On-Off Switch x 1
LED (with housing) x 2
6.3mm Stereo Jack x 1
6.3mm Mono Jack x 2
Plenty of Wires
Instructions:
I have a metal box that I planned to use for making guitar effects. The size is just right for this project.
The concept of this project is to make the toe-in/ toe-out angle adjustable, and the idea was to use the right angled plug coupled with the jacks, so I can set the angle while keeping the mics connected to the circuit. This is reliable and cost effective, and I can also replace/ fix the mics easily in future if they are broken.
I first gather all the parts and put them inside the box to visualize the spacing, make sure that they will not clash with each other before drilling the holes (which is a mistake I often made in the past when building guitar effects). I only have a hand drill at home so drilling the holes is a tiring and time consuming process for me.
Another tiring and time consuming process is to connect the off board components to the PCB. I used shielded wires for the main signal paths so most of the time was spent cutting and preparing the wires.
After soldering all the parts, test and check that everything is in working order. When you are satisfied, you can then mount the off board components to the box and finish it up.
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