How to fix PCB inside DIY pedal?

Started by stent, April 16, 2013, 06:59:01 AM

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stent

Can anyone please suggest a good way to secure the PCB inside a DIY enclosure to stop it rattling around?  The pots aren't mounted to the board so there is nothing currently keeping the board in place.

alparent

I use double sided foam tape and stick the board to the back of the pots.
But depending on you setup, this might not work?
Pictures might inspire us?

amptramp

Some people use a blob of JB Weld to stick standoffs to the inside of the chassis then attach the boards to the standoffs.

deadastronaut

ive taken to cutting up DVD cases, i cut a pcb sized piece and slide it under the pcb,

i always cut a thin piece of foam to lay flush inside the lid too. when screwed down, nothing is going to move,

and if it needs modding its easy to whip out too. :)

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Paul Marossy

I try to make it so that one or more of the pots can be used to secure the PCB by using some of the discarded legs clipped from 1N4001s (which I save for exactly this sort of thing). In other words, I solder those clippings between the PCB and the pot(s). Between that and the wires it stays in place pretty well. If it's something I've designed myself then I'll use PCB mounted pots - much much much much easier to deal with.

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Paul Marossy

Quote from: Electron Tornado on April 16, 2013, 01:57:08 PM
I use these:

http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=1284

http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=76

I have also used those in the past, but many times (actually most of the time) when I get a PCB from somewhere, where they put the holes does not line up with where I want the pots etc. That is why I do what I do.

deadastronaut

^ yep i have a bunch of those standoffs...ok for 1590BB's  'IF'  designed into the build/pcb....

but 1590b's..hmmmm...that's why i do what i do too... :)
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Greenmachine

Metal standoffs with screws going through the enclosure.  The utter sturdiness of it really turns me on for some reason.  I countersink the screws in the enclosure.  Sometime I use the connection as another ground route for convenience.

duck_arse

add a switch to the circuit somewhere. I usually use the leads to the pots as the main anchors for the board, and an additional switch will stop the flapping.
I feel sick.

stent

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I just got the kit and it comes with PCB standoff clips that stick to the inside of the enclosure.