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Building instructions V1.6
(for PCB Rev. V1.4)
Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller'
V1.6 - 09.2018
© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018

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  • Page 1 Synth Controller Building instructions V1.6 (for PCB Rev. V1.4) Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 2 Hello Hi and thank you for having chosen the 'Stereoping Synth Controller' assembly kit. We will use 'SSC' as an abbreviation for 'Stereoping Synth Controller' in this building instructions. If you were looking for the manual you are unfortunately wrong here, this is the building instructions for getting together the assembly kit.
  • Page 3 (upper half to lower half of case) thread screw M3 / 6 mm (pcb to upper half of case) 16 x knob Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...

  • Page 4: Building The Kit

    The order is arbitrary. The pcb should be lying in front of you with the buttons in the upper left corner. This is the relevant pcb-orientation when we talk about something like "diode in the upper right corner of the pcb" Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 5 Pay attention not to solder two adjacent legs together like in the middle photo. All legs should be separate like in the lower pic. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 6 There will not be any parts left over in the end. If you cant see the LED colors just take the transparent caps off the buttons. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 7 330 Ohm (Orange – Orange – Brown - Gold) Yellow 330 Ohm Green 330 Ohm Blue 4,7k Ohm (Yellow – Magenta – Red - Gold) White 4,7k Ohm Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 8 Please insert the diodes in the direction for the rings on the silkscreen and the diode to match. Compare your result with the pictures to the right. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 9 If the pins and pads get enough heat, the solder will flow onto the other side of the pcb like shown in the third pic with the power-jack. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 10 That's what we want and makes the jacks sit very stable on the pcb which is quite important due to the mechanical stress the jacks are exposed over the years. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 11 The other 8 capacitors do not care about polarisation. The two brown ceramic capacitors with the label "22" ("22 picoFarad") have to be put near the crystal. See the pictures below for comparison. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 12 The voltage regulator won't even get lukewarm in operation. There is no need to screw it onto the pcb or even use a heatsink. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 13 There is no polarity, put it into the holes as you like. The pix to the right show how it should look like on the PCB. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 14 It happened to ourselves we overlooked one leg and twisted it seriously while pressing the pot's metal brackets into the pcb with force. Put them all in place but do not solder them yet! Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 15 You will feel a slight movement of the pot sometimes and find it is perfectly flat afterwards and ready to be soldered. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 16 You might find, we are hysteric here. But think for a moment, you do this step once for the whole life of your Synth controller which might be 10, 20 or even 30 years or beyond. If only ONE pot is crooked, you will regret not having taken enough care for the whole time you will use your SSC.
  • Page 17 Now that's the way your built should look like by now (bit without ICs): Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...

  • Page 18: First-Time Operation

    PSU. Middlepin should be Ground, outer pin should be Plus. The other two pics show points where you should also find points to measure + 5 Volt. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 19 6N138 for the label to read upside down. Set it onto the socket, take care all legs are gliding into the holes of the socket and gently press it down in it's socket. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018...
  • Page 20 Then press from above onto the chip, it should slide down 1 or 2 millimeters into the jack. At the end it should look like in the lower picture. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 21 Your thumbs go onto the top of the processor. Now press it down, it is perfectly normal you will need some force for it to glide into the socket. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 22 This works quite well by turning the knobs to their most counterclockwize position. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 23 Congrats Your Synth Controller is finally finished and you can be proud for having it built on your own. Now we wish you happy knobbing. Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 24 Operation voltage 9V direct current, middle pin is Negative Current flow ca. 30 mA Size incl. knobs 180 x 130 x 60 mm Weight incl. plastic knobs 661 Gramm Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...
  • Page 25 All text and Fotos in this manual are copyrighted and need permission of the author for any use. Adress Stereoping Gregor Zoll Musikelektronik Hermann-Voss-Str. 21 59872 Meschede Germany E-Mail hello@stereoping.com Homepage http://www.stereoping.com Building instructions 'Stereoping Synth Controller' V1.6 - 09.2018 © Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2018...