Basic internal layout / Space saving tricks

Started by HOTTUBES, December 25, 2011, 10:32:13 PM

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DavenPaget

Quote from: Mark Hammer on December 27, 2011, 11:32:49 AM
Ironically, one of the more effective strategies for economical use of internal space is not on the inside at all, but on the outside: knobs.  Many knob types, despite how nice they feel and look, are space-hogs, requiring spacing of pots much farther apart than you might otherwise prefer, just so you can get your little fingers in those spaces and turn the damn things, or put in legending on the chassis that you can still see.  The slender Davies knobs that Small Bear and others started getting in (and which Steve Daniels tells me are very big with the analog synth folks who love their 16 and 24-step analog sequencers).

Another useful strategy is to leave a little more "leg room" for caps so you can bend them over sideways and lay down flat.  Certainly there are many cap types and form factors that are low profile, but sometimes you find yourself with a value that demands a little more vertical space and precludes situating a toggle where it can do you the most good.  So, sometimes your horizontal space is aided by making better use of vertical space.
I agree that mounting knobs taller rather then wider is better for space savings .
Mostly you do notice most pedals don't stack , but lay things out flat . Stacking , why not ?
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amptramp

I can find a lot of concentric pots - but I can never find the knobs they need.  I look a the controls on some of my oscilloscopes and wonder why I can't get what they used out of a catalog somewhere.

HOTTUBES

Quote from: Mark Hammer on December 27, 2011, 11:32:49 AM
Ironically, one of the more effective strategies for economical use of internal space is not on the inside at all, but on the outside: knobs.  Many knob types, despite how nice they feel and look, are space-hogs, requiring spacing of pots much farther apart than you might otherwise prefer, just so you can get your little fingers in those spaces and turn the damn things, or put in legending on the chassis that you can still see.  The slender Davies knobs that Small Bear and others started getting in (and which Steve Daniels tells me are very big with the analog synth folks who love their 16 and 24-step analog sequencers).

Another useful strategy is to leave a little more "leg room" for caps so you can bend them over sideways and lay down flat.  Certainly there are many cap types and form factors that are low profile, but sometimes you find yourself with a value that demands a little more vertical space and precludes situating a toggle where it can do you the most good.  So, sometimes your horizontal space is aided by making better use of vertical space.




Good point !!  i never thought of that ......