Befaco Octaves VCO V1 Assembly Manual

Octaves VCO V1- ASSEMBLY GUIDE – Rev. Mar. 2024
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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/
You will be soldering both boards at the same time. Keeping them in the panel together might help you through the build.
Check last pages of the Build for PCB pics to help you identify components.
HAVE FUN!
POWER CONNECTOR
Solder the power connector at "POWER" ensuring it is facing out from the edge of the PCB.
FADERs
Place the faders on the PCB where it is indicated by the silkscreen (on the reverse side to the smaller components). You
can solder two of the small pins first to make sure faders are straight. We will solder the rest, when the front panel is
assembled.
Qty Name on PCB
6 TIMBRE1, TIMBRE2, TIMBRE3, TIMBRE4, TIMBRE5, TIMBRE6
SWITCHES
The correct placement of those switches is critical so please follow the next steps carefully.
- Place the switches flush to the PCB and solder just one of the middle points of them.
- We will solder the rest, when the front panel is assembled
- Attach the front panel with just the pot nut and one jack nut.
Qty Type
1 Mini. Dual circuit 3 position
1 Mini. One circuit 7 position
Name on PCB
SW1
Oct1
1