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8HP Eurorack Module Designed in E.U. Shakmat Archer’s Rig Building Guide www.shakmat.com...
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Therefore, we strongly advised you to follow the steps as described in this guide :) If by any chance there is a missing or damaged part in your kit, feel free to contact us at shakmat.com/support Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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16x16 power cable Potentiometer caps Pack 2 User manual Amber LED Amber LED push button White LED push button Green LED push button Jack nuts Potentiometer nuts M3 metal screw 7 segments display Tactile switche caps Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Assemble three pairs of headers with the two PCBs Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Solder one point Solder one point Solder one point Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Flip the PCBs Check PCBs parallelism! Solder one point Solder one point Solder one point Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place 3 switches but do not solder! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place 4 potentiometers but do not solder! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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As the buttons embed an LED, you must pay attention to the orientation. The three holes on the PCB have to match the three mouldings on the base of the component as shown below: Component base holes Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place 1 amber LED push button but do not solder! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place 2 white LED push button but do not solder! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place 9 jack but do not solder! First & second row share holes for one of their pin. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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LED polarity Place 6 amber LED but do not solder! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place the 7 segments display but do not solder! Dot on displays should be at the bottom Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Masking tape over LED holes Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Place front panel on the populated PCB Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Tighten 4 hex nuts Push down three button caps Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Check that the 4 potentiometers are still well-sited through the PCB, then solder them. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Push each LED through the front panel until it sticks to the masking tape. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Solder the first column of LEDs and cut off the excess legs. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Solder the second column of LEDs and cut off the excess legs. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Solder the third column of LEDs and cut off the excess legs. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Check that the 7 segments display lays flat on the front panel window, then solder one leg Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Check the alignment of the display through the front panel window, correct it by reheating the previously soldered point, if necessary, then solder the remaing legs and cut off the excess. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Check that the 4 LED push buttons click well, then solder them. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Check that the 3 push buttons click well, then solder them. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Solder 9 jack connectors. Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Assemble the two PCBs together Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Power up your Archer’s Rig while pressing the Closed & Trig buttons. Confirm Wait by pressing Load Make sure no jacks are inserted, then press Load to confirm Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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Congratulations, you're done! Building Guide Shakmat Archer’s Rig...
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