Maximum vero size for 1590A, 1590B, 125B, 1590BB

[makerie]

I was wondering what's the maximum number of rows and width of vero people have gotten away with for 1590A, 1590B, 125B, 1590BB enclosures.

Did you have to do any special manoeuvring to get them to fit?

[bluebunny]

Vero is arranged on a 0.1" matrix, so I imagine you can take the internal measurements of the boxes and do a little division!  But fitting the board is the easy part.  Fitting the board and the pots and the jacks and the LEDs and the switches . . . that's where the fun begins. 

[makerie]

Yeah that's what I was getting at.

Practically speaking, (with pots/switches etc...) whats the maximum people would attempt to get away with for each size enclosure.

[dbp512]

I just got a few 125b boxes that I'm working on filling 'em up. I have a board thats 21x23 (veroboard holes) which can comfortably fit on the inside surface, but I didn't try fitting it with all the pots and footswitch in place too. At least that confirmed you can fit in a board 21 holes wide. 
 
Currently I'm working on an effect that has 3 pots and a switch. I top mount my jacks so I had to put the switch down lower (its too tall to put up higher), which means the board cant quite lay flat. I'm working on fitting it at an angle without anything grounding out, but in doing so I broke a wire. I can't easily remove the pot, so now I need to clear a channel to it for my iron. While I'm down there I can snap a few pictures if you want, not sure if it would be very helpful or not.

[slacker]

The Echo Base layout is 23x32 and fits easily in a 1590BB. In a 1590B 21x24 is doable providing the board will fit underneath the pots and whatever other controls you have.

[samhay]

>whats the maximum people would attempt to get away with for each size enclosure.

This depends on how much other stuff is in the box. You can usually float the board over pots, but not switches or jacks.

You might find this worth a read: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/vero-layout-guide.html

[makerie]

I just got a few 125b boxes that I'm working on filling 'em up. I have a board thats 21x23 (veroboard holes) which can comfortably fit on the inside surface, but I didn't try fitting it with all the pots and footswitch in place too. At least that confirmed you can fit in a board 21 holes wide. 
 
Currently I'm working on an effect that has 3 pots and a switch. I top mount my jacks so I had to put the switch down lower (its too tall to put up higher), which means the board cant quite lay flat. I'm working on fitting it at an angle without anything grounding out, but in doing so I broke a wire. I can't easily remove the pot, so now I need to clear a channel to it for my iron. While I'm down there I can snap a few pictures if you want, not sure if it would be very helpful or not.

Ahh dont worry about it. Cheers for the info. Hope you get it sorted!

[makerie]

>whats the maximum people would attempt to get away with for each size enclosure.

This depends on how much other stuff is in the box. You can usually float the board over pots, but not switches or jacks.

You might find this worth a read: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/vero-layout-guide.html

Thanks Samhay that's a great resource.

[dbp512]

Sorry I never got around to uploading them earlier. I got busy, then forgot. Anyway, here is a picture of a 21x23 board sitting in an empty enclosure. I drilled the footswitch at the bottom 12mm diameter, centered about 20mm from the bottom edge. Theres a bit more room if you want to get it lower, I just err on the side of too much than not enough. The pot holes you see on the top are 15mm from the top edge, which I read somewhere was the maximum height you could place them. This isn't the box I plan on using for this board, which is why there are only 2 control holes instead of 3. I normally would place the 3rd control 18mm below the first two, but I'm not sure if that would leave enough room for the board to lie flat on the bottom. If it doesn't, I've managed to fit the board in on top of the switch, but that doesn't leave much room. You can see a few more pictures in my thread over in the pictures section.