Populating the Oakley OMS-820 PCB

Warning:

Oakley Modular PCBs are now supplied with the RoHS compliant Ni/Au finish. This is a high quality finish but does possess slightly different soldering characteristics to the traditional lead based HASL finish. Handle the boards with care, and avoid touching the Ni/Au that can cause premature tarnishing of the finish. Shelf life is hard to predict but we recommend soldering in all the components less than one year from when you receive your board.

We are not responsible for any accidents caused whilst working on these boards. It is up to you to use your board responsibly and sensibly.

Occasionally people have not been able to get their Oakley projects to work first time. Some times the boards will end up back with me so that I can get them to work. The most common error with most of these was parts inserted into the wrong holes. Please double check every part before you solder any part into place. Desoldering parts on a double sided board is a skill that takes a while to master properly.

If you have put a component in the wrong place, then the best thing to do is to snip the component’s lead off at the board surface. Then using the soldering iron and a small screwdriver prize the remaining bit of the leg out of the hole. Use wick or a good solder pump to remove the solder from the hole. Filling the hole with fresh solder will actually make the hole easier to suck clean!

Sometimes people like to substitute parts in place of my own recommendations. Feel free to do this, but remember that there is normally a good reason why I have selected that particular part. If you do find that, say changing an op-amp with another one, makes an improvement, please do let me know either via the Oakley-Synths list or directly to me.

All resistors should be flat against the board surface before soldering. It is a good idea to use a ‘lead bender’ to preform the leads before putting them into their places. I use my fingers to do this job, but there are special tools available too. Once the part is in its holes, bend the leads that stick out the bottom outwards to hold the part in place. This is called ‘cinching’. Solder from the bottom of the board, applying the solder so that the hole is filled with enough to spare to make a small cone around the wire lead. Don’t put too much solder on, and don’t put too little on either. Clip the leads off with a pair of side cutters, trim level with the top of the little cone of solder.

Once all the resistors have been soldered, check them ALL again. Make sure they are all soldered and make sure the right values are in the right place.

IC sockets are to be recommended, especially if this is your first electronics project. Make sure, if you need to wash your board, that you get water in and around these sockets.

The polyester film capacitors are like little coloured boxes. Push the part into place up to the board’s surface. Little lugs on the underside of the capacitor will leave enough of an air gap for the water wash to work. Cinch and solder the leads as you would resistors.

MOTM-820, OMS-820 specifications

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