Distortion 250 first build question.

[coldchain]

So I think I'm coming along alright but I have a probably really dumb question to pose: which way should I be mounting my knobs to the board? Or perhaps more broadly: which direction should the board be facing in the enclosure? I see a lot of pictures with the components facing towards the bottom of the case but doing that would flip what the "proper" order of the controls should be and (I'd assume) probably make the circuit not work properly if that was not the intended way to do it.

Basically, it SHOULD be done like this... right?

 

[peccary]

You're going to want them on the other side of the board.

 

[KR Sound]

Just the opposite actually. What I do is to mount the knobs in the enclosure, the drop the board on it and solder them in place, that way their positioned exactly where they need to be and will drop in and out perfectly.

 

[peccary]

Give this thread a read through, it'll take you step by step for each part of the build process and is probably one of the best tutorials for beginners.

 

[phi1]

Another clue (agrees with previous posts). Pin 1 of the pot goes in the square pad.

 

[jeffwhitfield]

So I think I'm coming along alright but I have a probably really dumb question to pose: which way should I be mounting my knobs to the board? Or perhaps more broadly: which direction should the board be facing in the enclosure? I see a lot of pictures with the components facing towards the bottom of the case but doing that would flip what the "proper" order of the controls should be and (I'd assume) probably make the circuit not work properly if that was not the intended way to do it.

Basically, it SHOULD be done like this... right?

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The board should be facing up while inside the enclosure. So, basically, the opposite of what you have pictured. That way if you have to switch out an opamp you don’t have to completely dismantle it to do so. Not only that but many electrolytic capacitors won’t fit unless the board is facing up. Gotta give the components room to breathe.

 

[coldchain]

Just the opposite actually. What I do is to mount the knobs in the enclosure, the drop the board on it and solder them in place, that way their positioned exactly where they need to be and will drop in and out perfectly.

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See that's what I was originally thinking but then that flips the controls compared to what they would be on an actual DoD 250 in this case so I became conflicted on the matter. Appreciate the input. I'm waiting for some caps to come in and trying to finish my enclosure in the mean time so I needed to figure out which knob was which!

 

[coldchain]

Another clue (agrees with previous posts). Pin 1 of the pot goes in the square pad.

Handy tip, thanks!

 

[KR Sound]

See that's what I was originally thinking but then that flips the controls compared to what they would be on an actual DoD 250 in this case so I became conflicted on the matter. Appreciate the input. I'm waiting for some caps to come in and trying to finish my enclosure in the mean time so I needed to figure out which knob was which!

Ya, you’ll find that not all the controls are exactly like their counterparts. I would assume that it has to do with ease of board layouts.

 

[coldchain]

Ya, you’ll find that not all the controls are exactly like their counterparts. I would assume that it has to do with ease of board layouts.

Most probably. It's a case of over analyzing things instead of just going with your gut but I'm back on track now

 

[spi]

I advise you to go through the Build Reports forum here... you'll see examples, plenty of them, of how to assemble and wire the pedals.