Question for the gurus: Does anyone have a good hack for trying out different component values in circuit on an SMD PCB? I’m building an NLC Bindubba and trying to tune the slew circuit. The build guide says to experiment with different capacitor values to find some that match the response of the vactrols you’re using. When I’m fiddling with resistor values for LED brightness I usually tack solder some leads to the pads, leading to a potentiometer with a small value resistor in series. Then I find a resistance value I like and replace the whole thing with a fixed resistor. That works for me because it involves minimal desoldering.
But in this case I’m shooting in the dark with cap values and I don’t have a variable cap I can wire in to experiment. I’ve tried a couple values and haven’t got it dialed in yet. But if I desolder too many more times I’m worried I’ll lift a pad.
Does anyone have a better approach for this situation?
But in this case I’m shooting in the dark with cap values and I don’t have a variable cap I can wire in to experiment. I’ve tried a couple values and haven’t got it dialed in yet. But if I desolder too many more times I’m worried I’ll lift a pad.
Does anyone have a better approach for this situation?
Statistics: Posted by nosamiam — Thu May 23, 2024 5:52 pm — Replies 0 — Views 31