Shakmat Modular Aeolus Mixer User manual
Shakmat
Aeolus Mixer
Building Guide
6HP Eurorack Module Built & designed in Belgium www.shakmat.com
Preamble
Component list & necessary tools
PCB details
PCB stacking
4.1 3 pin male & female headers
Top PCB assembly
5.1 Front
5.1.1 Slide switches
5.1.2 Jack connectors
Bottom PCB assembly
6.1 Front
6.1.1 Electrolytic capacitors
6.2 Back
6.2.1
2 pin male headers
6.2.2
Power header
Front panel & nuts
Power & basic testing
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Thank you for purchasing a Shakmat DIY kit !
We spare no effort in our kit packing process to prevent any mistakes or
missing parts. In this document as well, we do our best to describe the assem-
bly process in the most practical and comprehensive way. If by any chance
there is a missing/damaged part in your kit or if you have any suggestion, feel
free to contact us via shakmat.com.
The assembly process will be dramatically simplified if you follow the order
defined by this building guide. We tested various orders of steps before finding
the most convenient, and the one presented here is the best!
1. Preamble
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Pack 1
22x Jack connectors
22x Jack connector nuts
4x 2 pin male header
4x jumper
9x 3 pin male header
9x 3 pin female header
1x 2x5 pin power header
2x 22 µF electrolytic capacitors
2x Slide switch
2x M3 screws
Pack 2
Top PCB
Bottom PCB
Front Panel
2. Component list & necessary tools
Loose parts
1x Power cable
1x User manual
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3. PCB details
Bottom PCB
Front & back
Top PCB
Front & back
-12V
OUT2
OUT1 OUT4
OUT3
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4. PCB stacking
4.1 Male & female headers (x9)
Headers are used to stack the two PCBs together,
There are nine pairs of 3 pin male & female headers. First assemble all the
headers with their mate. Then place them on the bottom PCB , male side
down. Then assemble the two boards toghether and solder one pin, on each
side, for each header. Check the alignment of the PCBs, if it’s not right, re-heat
the leg of the faulty header and correct. Once everything is held together and
the two PCBs are correctly aligned, you can solder all the remaining points.
Be very careful with the soldering of the female part of the headers. Once the
Jack will be in place, those solder points will be very hard to access, so better
triple check them! When everything is well soldered, disconnect the two
boards and proceed to the next step with the top PCB.
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5. Top PCB assembly
5.1 Front
5.1.1 Slide switch (x2) P1
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Place the two slide switches. Be sure to lay them
flat on the PCB, then solder one leg of each
switch. Check alignment and solder every remai-
ning points.
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Place and solder the twenty-two jack connectors.
All of them share the hole for their outer leg with
another jack, this is normal.
Be sure to lay the jacks completely flat on the
PCB before soldering. If those jacks aren’t
perpendicular, the front panel will be very hard to
mount.
If one of the jack is not perfectly perpendicular
with the PCB, you can reheat the pads and push
it down with your thumb to re-align.
5.1.2 Jack conectors (x22)
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6. Bottom PCB assembly
Solder the two 22µF capacitors.
You must pay attention to the orientation of these
components. The long leg is indicating the
positive side, therefore it has to match the + sign
on the PCB silkscreen.
6.1 Front
6.1.1 Electrolytic capacitors (x2)
-12V
OUT2
OUT1 OUT4
OUT3
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Place and solder the four two pin male headers
at the back of the bottom PCB. Solder only one
pin of each header, the check the alignement,
correct if necessary, then solder the remaining
points.
6.2 Bottom
6.2.1 2 pin male header (x4)
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