Befaco MEX V1 Assembly Manual

MEX V1 - ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Oct. 2021
THANKS FOR CHOOSING ONE OF OUR KITS!
This manual has been written taking into account the common issues that we often find people
experience in our workshops. The order in which the components are placed on the board is meant to
make assembly as easy as possible.
Some steps are not obvious, so even if you're an experienced DIYer please read the steps thoroughly
before starting.
If this is your first project, please read this article before you start assembling the kit:
www.befaco.org/howto/
Or Take a look to our youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Befacosynth/videos
HAVE FUN!
OPEN BAG A

PIN HEADERS

Place and solder the Pin Headers on the silkscreen side.
It is the shorter pins that you are soldering. Double check they all are perfectly straight.
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FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS MOUNTING TIPS:

Now we will proceed to mount mechanical parts to panel. This part of the assembly is CRITICAL.
Please take your time and read the following instructions carefully.
These components must NOT be soldered until they are placed on the PCB and fully attached
to the front panel!!!
There are two reasons for this:
The height of the panel components are not all the same. Because of this, if not
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attached properly before soldering, they will not stay properly seated against the panel.
This might cause mechanical stress reducing their life expectancy and in the worst case
cause them to break.
The second reason is that it is very difficult to align the components to the holes if the
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panel is not positioned prior to soldering.
OPEN MINI-JACKS BAG

MINI-JACKS

Place the mini-jacks on the PCB ensuring they are on the side with the silkscreen but don't
solder them until the front panel is in place with all nuts screwed to it. This way it's
easier to solder them in the right position. Keep in mind that the front panel holes are quite
narrow and it is almost impossible to place it with all the components already soldered.
THRU, TO_MUX
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